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AKA: Paly High, Palo Alto, CA
Structure Type: built works - public buildings - schools - high schools
Designers: Allison and Allison, Architects (firm); David Clark Allison (architect); James Edward Allison (architect)
Dates: constructed 1917-1918
Building History
A public high school has served students in Palo Alto, CA, since 1898. This school complex, erected during World War I, celebrated its grand opening on 12/24/1918. The campus cost $225,000 to build. By 1918, Allison and Allison had designed a number of modern school buildings in California, making them a design leader in the field; the school board's selection of a Los Angeles firm, despite its qualifications, was controversial, as many thought this important commission should go to a local practitioner. The firm operated from 1910 until the advent of World War II, in 1942.
PCAD id: 4284
