Almaden in New Almaden in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hacienda School

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 9, 2018

1. Hacienda School Marker

Inscription. At the corner of Alameda Road at Bertram, sat the first Hacienda Schoolhouse built in the 1850s by mine owner Barron Forbes Co. to educate miners' and neighboring ranchers' children. About 85 students attended grades 1-8. In 1914, a second adjacent school replaced the original. Torn down in the 1930s, Paul Houret, Sr. & wife, Anna, then built their home on this site.

Erected by New Almaden Historical Society. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 37° 10.783′ N, 121° 48.952′ W. Marker is in New Almaden, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Almaden. It is on Bertram Road near Almaden Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21201 Bertram Road, San Jose CA 95120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western

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Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Almaden (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Almaden Quicksilver Mine (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Casa Grande (approx. ¼ mile away); Hacienda Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); The Randol Family Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Hacienda Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Young House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Huttner House (approx. 0.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Casa Grande (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 9, 2018

2. Hacienda School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.