Brighton School (Sacramento, California)

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Brighton School

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 3312 Bradshaw Rd., Sacramento, California
Coordinates| 38°33′44″N 121°20′9″W﻿ / ﻿38.56222°N 121.33583°W﻿ / 38.56222; -121.33583
Area| 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built| 1869
NRHP reference No.| 81000168[1]
Added to NRHP| April 03, 1981

Edward Kelley School (formerly Brighton School) in Sacramento County, California is a building first constructed sometime in the 1850s. The school has been in a district since 1858. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

The school was originally constructed as a single classroom facility, with a small library, and two foyers. The classroom was later partitioned into three separate rooms to accommodate the growing needs of the developing community. An additional out-building was constructed in the rear of the property, which itself also dates to the 1850s. The school building was almost completely destroyed at least twice during separate fires, once in 1874 and again in 1878. It then caught fire again in 1891, damaging a portion of the structure, and the current facade is a result of the 1891 reconstruction. There is some confusion regarding if the reconstructed work truly represents the original design of the building. A sign above the entryway indicates that the structure was built in 1869.[2]

The building was originally located several miles to the west of its current location, in a part of Sacramento, California once known as Brighton, but is now generally known as East Sacramento, near the location of California State University, Sacramento. In 1924 the school was moved to its current location in what today is known as the unincorporated community of Rosemont, California. A year later the school's name was changed from Brighton School to Edward Kelley School, in honor of the person who had donated the land on which the school now stands. Edward Kelley School is still in use today, primarily as a pre-school. It is the oldest continuously-operating schoolhouse in Sacramento County.[3][4][5]

## See also

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* History of Sacramento, California
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California
* California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Kelley School.

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ Sacramento Old City Association Archived 2010-06-28 at the Wayback Machine 2012-01-16
3. ^ The History Marker Database 2012-01-16
4. ^ Sacramento County Office of Education Archived June 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine 2012-01-16
5. ^ Rosemont Patch: County's Oldest School Still Stands in Rosemont Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine 2012-01-16

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National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento County, California

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* Alkali Flat Central Historic District
* Alkali Flat North Historic District
* Alkali Flat West Historic District
* Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall
* American River Grange Hall No. 172
* Bennett Mound
* Big Four House§
* Blue Anchor Building
* Brewster Building
* Brewster House
* Brighton School
* California Governor's Mansion
* California State Capitol
* Calpak Plant
* Capitol Extension District
* Carly House
* Chung Wah Cemetery
* Cohn House
* Coolot Company Building
* Corn Springs Petroglyph Site
* Cranston-Geary House
* Crocker Gallery
* Delta Meadows Site
* Delta King
* Dunlap's Dining Room
* Eastern Star Hall
* Ehrhardt House
* Elk Grove Historic District
* Fair Oaks Bridge
* Federal Building
* Fire Station No. 6
* Firehouse No. 3
* Folsom Depot
* Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
* Gakuen Hall
* Galarneaux House
* Julia Morgan House
* Greene House
* Heilbron House
* Hotel Regis
* Howe House
* Hubbard-Upson House
* I Street Bridge†
* Imperial Theatre
* Isleton Commercial Districts
* J Street Wreck
* Joe Mound
* Johnson House
* Kuchler Row
* Lais House
* Leland Stanford Mansion
* Libby Cannery
* Liberty Schoolhouse
* Locke Historic District
* C. K. McClatchy High School
* Meister and Sons Carriage Factory
* Merchants National Bank
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* Mesick House
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* Nisenan Village Site
* Old Sacramento Historic District
* Old Tavern
* Pony Express Terminal
* Rosebud Ranch
* Ruhstaller Building
* Runyon House
* Sacramento Air Depot Historic District
* Sacramento Bank Building
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* Sacramento Masonic Temple
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* Sandy Cove
* Sego Milk Plant§
* Senator Hotel
* Shiloh Baptist Church
* Slocum House
* Southern Pacific Depot
* Sutter's Fort
* Theodore Judah School
* Tower Bridge†
* Travelers' Hotel
* Van Voorhies House
* Wagner Duplex
* Walnut Grove Chinese-American Historic District
* Walnut Grove Commercial-Residential Historic District
* Walnut Grove Japanese-American Historic District
* Westminster Presbyterian Church
* Wetzlar House
* Winters House
* Witter Ranch
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† - Shared between Yolo and Sacramento Counties.

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