My newest book, “The Old Sierra City School,” is now available on Amazon in either
paperback or
Kindle.
When the population of Sierra City swelled during the Gold Rush, miners were awash in gold, the businesses serving their needs were thriving, and their children needed
a place to go to school. A large one-room school was built south of Main Street (Highway 49) in 1883 and expanded in 1888. It served the children of Sierra City until 1952 when an avalanche damaged the front wall, and the school moved west on Main Street to
the Masonic Lodge — and eventually to Downieville. The building went into private ownership and served as a residence, building supply store, art gallery and transient rental. The iconic belfry disappeared, and the bell found a home in the Kentucky Mine Museum.
During the 2000s, the owner restored the building, and in 2023, it was sold to a new owner who successfully nominated it to the National Register of Historic Places, restored the belfry and re-hung the historic bell.
Figure 1 – Paperback edition,
The Old Sierra City School
Figure 2 – Kindle edition –
The Old Sierra City School
Other books I have published since giving up politics, include:
Figure 3 –
An Architect Goes to War: To Vietnam and Back
Figure 4 –
A WWII Romance – Tom and Cecilia Butt
Figure 5 –
Richmond Citizen Architect: 25 Years (1970-1995) of Politics
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