Moreland School

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Moreland School
Moreland School commemorative plaque
Location	4341 Payne Ave, San Jose, California, US
Coordinates	37°18′3.8″N 121°58′47″W / 37.301056°N 121.97972°W / 37.301056; -121.97972 (Ross House)
Built	1851
Built for	Zechariah Moreland
Original use	School district
Demolished	1951
Rebuilt	1894, 1948
Current use	Moreland Apartments
California Historical Landmark
Official name	Moreland School[1]
Designated	August 7, 1951
Reference no.	489
Location in San Jose, California

The Moreland School is a historic landmark in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA,^[2] as California's first rural school district in the state in 1851.

The first public school building was the former residence of Zechariah Moreland. It was acquired for use as a school on November 13, 1852, through the efforts of the school's third teacher, Samuel Curtis Rogers.^[3][4] The building stood at the intersection of Payne and Saratoga Avenues.

In 1951, the old Moreland School building was dismantled from its original location, making way for the Moreland Apartments. On November 6, 1953, the California State Park Commission, erected a commemorative plaque that designates this site as California Historical Landmark #489, the oldest known rural school district in California. The historical marker is located on Payne Avenue, approximately 100 yards east of Saratoga Avenue.^[1]