Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse

Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse
Building in 2008
Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse is located in Arizona
Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse
Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse is located in the United States
Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse
LocationMayer, Arizona
Coordinates34°24′0″N 112°14′24″W / 34.40000°N 112.24000°W / 34.40000; -112.24000
Built1914
Built byJow Petit
ArchitectW.S. Elliott
Architectural styleSchoolhouse
Restored2003–2008
Restored byMayer Unified School District
NRHP reference No.04000719[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 2004

Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse is a building in Mayer, Arizona. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is considered the longest used schoolhouse in Arizona, having been in operation for over eighty years.[2] Due to its physical mass and prominent hillside location, it is "the most visible and identifiable building" in the small unincorporated town and the town's largest building.[3]

It was designed by architect W.S. Elliott and constructed by Prescott, Arizona contractor Joe Petit for $9,000 to $10,000 on land donated by the town's founder, Joe Mayer. Since its completion in 1915, it was continuously used as a school, except for 1982–1987,[4] until 2002 when it was condemned by the fire marshal.[5] It became a fully accredited high school in the 1930s with the installation of indoor plumbing. It was not used as a high school after 1981. Elementary students continued to attend from 1988 to 2002. When constructed, the building faced the town's main street (called Main Street) but the street was later moved to the rear of the building.[5] It also faced the tracks of the Prescott and Eastern Railroad until they were removed in 1949.[3] After a historic restoration in the early 2000s, the building is now used for Mayer Unified School District administrative offices and as a Sheriff's substation.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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