Name/Title
Photo Haight School, by Nast, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
1981.32.2Description
Acc. No. 81.32.2
Subject Category: Schools
Date or period: 1900
Object: Enlarged photograph
Description: Enlarged photograph mounted on cardboard. Signed by Nast, Alameda photographer.
Size: 24" by 20"
History of Object: Haight School was begun as a combination high school and grammar school. It was located on Santa Clara Avenue near Chestnut Street. In 1887 the name of the grammar department of the high school was changed to Haight School in memory of Henry Huntley Haight, a former president of the board of education and ex-governor of California. In 1900 high school classes moved from Haight School to Porter School. The original building was started in 1875.
Acquired from: John Ansel
Date: 1951Interpretative Labels
Label
2/29/2020 MvL: current label:
THE ORIGINAL Alameda High School
Erected in 1875, Chas. H. Foster, builder. In 1887 it changed to a combination grammar and high school, and renamed Haight School after the late Henry H. Haight, former California governor and local resident