The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30
SCHOOLS BUILT BY
The MUNICIPALITY
Ten Structures Completed and
Fourteen More to Be Com
: structed at Early Date

eNa@OiAShb iituSlIdleS one SlOe OF inu-
nicipaI activity in construction and is
Of leading importance. No large and
comprehensive view Of the city and
county as a school builder has been
presented. although mention has been
made, from time to time, of the award
ing Of contracts and the perfecting of
plans for schools. as they have come
from the Offices or the city architect.
The new structures and those to be
built for schoolhouses are not only in
the burned over districts, but are also
found in parts OF the city where the
large growth Of population has made
II imperative 10 supply more class
rooms.
PROJECTED NEW SCHOOLS
Locations Of completed and projected
new schools are as follows;
Verbs BueRa school, Greenwich street near
Monroe school. Excelsior avenue and London
Bay View grammar school, Bay View avenue
Berserot school. Twenty-hfth avenue near Lake
Glen Park school. Lippard svenSe and Berk-
sunnyside school, Forster street between Flood
and Hearst avenues.
POrtols primary school, Bacon, Girsrd and Ber-
I'm streets.
Washington grammar school. Washington and
Mission grammar school Mission street be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth.
Bryant Cosmopolitan school, Bryant and York
streets
Madison primary school. Clay street near
sutro grammar school. Thirteenth avenue be-
tween Caiifornis and Clement streets.
McCoppin school, Sixth avenue and street.
Newton J. Tharp commercial high school Grove
street between Polk and Larkin.
Mckinley school. Fourteenth and Castro streets.
Hancock school. Fiibert and Roach streets.
GARFIELD school. Kesrny and Filbert streets.
Clement primary school, Noe and Thirteenth
Depmsu school. Pierce street between Hayes
and Fell.
Holly Park school, Holly Park avenue between
Highland avenue and West park
Adams grammar school, north side Of Eddy
street between Van Ness avenue and Polk street
Franklin grammar school, Eighth street near
Harrison.
lean Parker grammar school, Broadway be-
tween Powell and Mason streets.
ALL MODERN IDEAS
F1reproof construction. modern ideas
in sanitation. eolidity and permanency.
and ornamental facades that have af-
forde6 a pleasing diversity of archi-
tectural types, have been embodied in
the new school buildings already con-
structed and viii be characteristic of
those that have reached onlyfthe stages
OF merely plans or have progressed TO
the awarding Of contracts that insure
their early construction.
The foregoing lists of locations and
schools indicate the widespread i'm
prOvements for which San Francisco
as e municipality stands as a builder
Of school structures IN the new period
Of progress and rehabilitation. Mil
lions of dollars have been involved in
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the plans submitted 10 the people. AS
early as March il. 1908. Newton ].
Thsrp, then city architect, submitted
To the board OF works a descriptive
plan and estimate Of cost for build
ings for schools and for land to be
used as new school sites, etc The men,
eranda submitted by Architect Tharp
included the following provisions:
FirtprOef class 4 buildings 10 be built in the
very best manner of hreproof and earthquake
proof construction. not over two stories and
basement In height with broad staircases and
halls and all necessary finishing woodwork, ex-
cePt flooring, covered with sheet metal; said
buildings 70 have the best heating snd Tenti-
lstiHg installation and clock and Telephone sys-
tens. IRE and burglar alarms and to be fully
equipped fer Bses 70 contain. in addition 10 the
number Of clsssrooms specified. Office and teacs-
ers rooms assembly hall. plsyrooms and all
utility rooms and sreas common 10 the best
school construction.
.GDORN THE LANDSCAPE
The new schoolhouses of the city
are so superior to the older ones and
80 much handsomer that they will
serve as fine building improvements
for the Reighborhoods in which they
have been placed or viii be placed
soon
One Of the finest class Of new. schools
IS the Mission grammar school, which is
in the heart of the Mission district
Fhis has been erected at a cost Of $780,
The frame is OF steel the floors of Re-
inforced concrete, and the partitions Of
plaster on metal lath and studs. The
exterior is built OF light pressed brick
and terra Gotta trimmings. with gran
ite base and copper rnansard roof The
school is designed sto. accommodate $50
pupils.
A wide granite stairway leads up
from the large ssphaltum covered front
yard 10 the first floor, which contains, in
addition TO classrooms the principals
once and the teachers rooms. There
Is a hat and coat room off each class
room Two fireproof stairways are in
closed at each end with wire plate glass
screens and doors to lead TO the second
story.
In the center Of the basement there is
a large assembly hall, at either side of
which are the manual training and do
frames, doors and all trimmings are of
metal. In the center of the front yard
is a hsgpole set on a granite and cast
iron base
In the attic are large filter tanks to
supply the drinking fountains in the
yard and also the Building with Uttered
water Each floor is provided with
hose reels and standpipes as a protec-
ton against fire. On the second floor
OF the building there are eight class
rooms, lunchroom, retiring room and
library for the teachers.
WASHINGTON GRAMMAR
Another large and important school
building is the Washington grammar
school at the southwest corner of Ma
son and Washington streets. This is
Of class c construction. It is built Of
red brick and steel and cost sI1s,Uo0.
II contains f6. large and airy class
rooms, a principals office. also rooms
for a manual training and cooking de-
partment
The Mckinley primary school in Cas-
tro street between Fourteenth and
Henry is one Of the type Of special
construction" The basement is Of re-
inforced concrete. The two upper