Corona in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Corona High School

1923-1961

Photographed By Adam Margolis, September 27, 2023

1. Corona High School Marker

Inscription. Adapted and reused as City Hall & Civic Center, 1962-2004. Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, August 3, 2005.

Erected 2005 by United States Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 33° 52.624′ N, 117° 34.585′ W. Marker is in Corona, California, in Riverside County. Marker is at the intersection of 6th Street and Buena Vista Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 W 6th St, Corona CA 92882, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Corona Founders (approx. 1.2 miles away); Corona Historic Preservation Society (approx. 2.2 miles away); Corona History (approx. 4.2 miles away); Site of Butterfield Stage Station (approx. 5.7 miles away); Cornerstone to Chino’s First Reservoir (approx. 6.6 miles away); Yorba-Slaughter Adobe (approx. 6.7 miles away);

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Section of the Cajon Canal (approx. 7.6 miles away); The Historic Cajon Canal (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corona.

Regarding Corona High School. Opened in 1923 and constructed in the Mediterranean Revival style. This campus was designed by G. Stanley Wilson, an architect from Riverside, California, who had also designed parts of the Mission Inn. This campus remained in use as a high school until December 1960, when the number of students exceeded its capacity.
-from Wikipedia

Also see . . . Corona Hgh School Wikipedia page. (Submitted on October 31, 2023, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed By Adam Margolis, September 27, 2023

2. Corona High School Marker

Marker is to the left of the main entrance doors (out of view, directly behind a pillar).

Corona High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Adam Margolis, September 27, 2023

3. Corona High School

Photographed By Adam Margolis, September 27, 2023

4. Corona High School

Corona High School Cornerstone - 1923 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Adam Margolis, September 27, 2023

5. Corona High School Cornerstone - 1923

Adjacent Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Adam Margolis, September 27, 2023

6. Adjacent Marker

Located to the right of the main entrance doors behind the pillar.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 28, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.