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Santa Clara Grade School <br /> The Santa Clara Grade School was dedicated in 1931. It was in use until 2002 when it <br /> was closed by the 4J School district. It is located at the intersection of River Road and <br /> Hunsaker Lane. It is a 7.24 acre parcel of land of which 2.08 acres are zoned C -1 and the <br /> balance is zoned P L or Public Land. Citizens have long sought to protect and preserve <br /> this site which many in Santa Clara consider historic. Attached are some comments by <br /> previous citizen groups concerting this building. We feel it should be saved as part of the <br /> areas heritage and could serve as a community center. <br /> "At the time the community changed its name to Santa Clara the school was moved to its <br /> present site. In 1904 this was made into a two -room school building. In 1913 this was <br /> raised and remodeled into a two -story, four -room school building and a high school was <br /> started. This required more room so in 1915 they built a one -room building in the corner <br /> of the grounds for the first three grades. For the last four years the school was so <br /> inadequate that the school used the kitchen of the community hall for a classroom. But <br /> by January 1931, Santa Clara had erected a six -room modern schoolhouse and now has a <br /> standard public school or eight grades and a high school" <br /> S 1 <br /> gg �h1t1 h } T � �$��°i "t`�4, •�{ ,s s '�� <br /> • 'dc'e`,rs F ',1 o 't ' ` '+ a.�.4 -:.� y " a „. �.s .� „s <br /> { <br /> -1111111 -_ <br /> e <br />