Dixie Schoolhouse

Dixie Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	2255 Las Gallinas Ave, San Rafael, California
Coordinates:	38°1′45.65″N 122°32′46.29″W / 38.0293472°N 122.5461917°W / 38.0293472; -122.5461917Coordinates: 38°1′45.65″N 122°32′46.29″W / 38.0293472°N 122.5461917°W / 38.0293472; -122.5461917
Built:	1864
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	Italianate
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	72000236
Added to NRHP:	December 26, 1972

The Dixie Schoolhouse is a one-room schoolhouse located in San Rafael, Marin County, California built in the Italinate style in 1864. The school was the project of Irish immigrant and pioneer James Miller. The school was named "Dixie" as a dare to Miller by some builders from the American South.^[1] The Dixie School District gets its name from this first school. The school was in use for classes from 1864 until 1958.^[2] In June of 1971,^[3] the school moved to its current location at 2255 Las Gallinas Avenue, near the Miller Creek School, and was restored and renovated prior to being listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[2] The school is currently preserved by the Old Dixie School Foundation, and is open for visits on the first Sunday of every month from 2-4.^[4]

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References

1. ^ Graham, Jerry and Catherine, "Old Dixie Schoolhouse", Jerry Graham's more Bay Area backroads, Perennial Library, 1990, p. 14
2. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, George and Jan, Discover historic California: a travel guide to over 1,800 places you can see, p 46
3. ^ "Old Schoolhouse starts new life", Marin Independent Journal, June 1971
4. ^ Berg, Sheila, "A Treasure in your Midst?", New Valley Vibration, Lucas Valley Homeowners Association, November 2009, No. 436