Powell Street School- Historical Sketch, SF Muni Report 1879-80 This school is located on Powell street, between Clay and Washington streets, in a two-story building, containing eight small and poorly arranged rooms. There are at present about four hundred and ninety-one pupils in attendance, including about fifty in an outside room. This is probably the oldest American school building in San Francisco, being errected by the Rev. F. E. PREVEAUX, for a* private school in 1850. (you can read about the *Baptist History here) http://www.abaptist.org/CHAC/ec_baptists_in_ca.htm The first public school was opened in the building on the 14th of June, 1855. It was first organized as as Grammar School, but June 10th, 1861 the Grammar pupils with their Principal and teachers, were transferred to the Washington Grammar School, when it was re-organized as a Primary School. The following teachers have been Principals of this school since it has been classified as a Primary School: Mrs. E. C. BURT, elected June 10, 1861 Miss Caroline PRICE, elected June 1863 Mrs. C. J. GUMMER, elected June 26, 1866 Mrs. N.R. CRAVEN , elected September 16, 1879 =========================== Carolyn http://www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/