University South in Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Elementary School

Photographed by Sam Skeen, August 3, 2024

1. First Elementary School Marker

Inscription. The Palo Alto School District was established March 20, 1893. A temporary two-room schoolhouse was built by volunteer carpenters in four days at this site. It opened September 5, 1893 with 70 pupils.

Erected 1969 by City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto Historical Association. (Marker Number SCL-009.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is March 20, 1893.

Location. 37° 26.742′ N, 122° 9.662′ W. Marker is in Palo Alto, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in University South. It is on Bryant Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 529 Bryant St, Palo Alto CA 94301, 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 Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Face Book (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 401 Florence (about 700 feet away); First Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); Hostess House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Electronics Research Laboratory (approx. 0.3 miles away); History of Tower Well (approx. 0.4 miles away); Birthplace of “Silicon Valley” (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Francisquito Creek Watershed (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palo Alto.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Hostess House War and Veterans Memorial (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Sam Skeen of State College, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 76 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Sam Skeen of State College, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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