The Encinitas one-room
schoolhouse
(Alleyway behind Pacific View Elementary School)
When town
founder John Pitcher deeded land at third and E Street for a school,
E.G. Hammond and his son, Ted, completed a redwood structure for the
town's children in 1883. Today, the schoolhouse bears traces of its
age through the presence of handmade square nails. It is a frontier
era carpenter's Classical Revival building of shiplap siding.
Originally the school faced eastward toward downtown. Moved from
the site in 1927, it was converted to a home. When threatened with
demolition in 1983, the Encinitas historical Society rallied to save
it. With help of the Encinitas School District and the community,
the school was returned to its approximate original location and is
undergoing restoration.
“Each pupil had a garden plot. We were required to
plant vegetables so we would know how to grow our own foodâ€. - Janie
Hammond Grice, daughter of Ted Hammond and pupil at the 1883
schoolhouse.