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Structure Type: built works - public buildings - schools - elementary schools
Designers: Collins, Marvin E., Building Contractor (firm); Dragon, Schmidts and Hardman, Architects (firm); Marvin E. Collins (building contractor); Dragon (architect); B. Reede Hardman (architect); Carl R. Schmidts (architect)
Dates: constructed 1949-1950
1 story
Overview
Berkeley architectural firm Dragon, Schmidts and Hardman designed the Rancho Elementary School in 1949 and it was completed in 1950. Marvin E. Collins worked with Dragon, Schmidts and Hardman as the general contractor. The school operated for 30 years before being razed.
Building Notes
A construction notice in the Architect and Engineer of 12/1949, read: "New Rancho Grammar School, San Pablo, Contra Costa County, San Pablo Elementary School District, owner; 8 classrooms, kindergarten, office & toilet rooms. Architect: Dragon, Schmidt, Schmidts & Hardman, Berkeley. Frame & stucco construction. General Contractor: Marvin E. Collins, El Cerrito." (See "Construction Contracts Awarded and Miscellaneous Personnel Data," Architect and Engineer, vol. 179, no. 3, 12/1949, p. 42.)
Demolition
The Rancho Elementary School was torn down c. 1980.
PCAD id: 19802
