Cypress Street Schoolhouse
National Register of Historic Places

Cypress Street Schoolhouse

Orange, Orange County, California
Listed
July 6, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000380

About this property

The Cypress Street Schoolhouse, also known simply as Cypress Schoolhouse, is a historic former elementary school building in Orange, California built in 1931. It is a one story structure built in classic Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with stucco walls and a clay tile roof. The building hosted educational classes ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. It is one of the last remaining public school buildings in Southern California that was used as a segregated school for Mexican American students. The school officially closed in 1944, just three years shy of the landmark California Supreme Court decision Mendez, et al v. Westminster School District which desegregated public schools in California. The school house is owned by Chapman University. Cypress Street Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 2015.

Location

544 N. Cypress St.
Orange, Orange County, California
33.79646, -117.85668

Categories

HISPANICSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cypress Street Schoolhouse listed on the National Register?

Cypress Street Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Cypress Street Schoolhouse?

Cypress Street Schoolhouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cypress Street Schoolhouse?

The period of significance for Cypress Street Schoolhouse is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1931.

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