Girls High School (San Francisco)

[2] On September 18, 1868, the Board of Education authorized the expenditure of $25,000 to erect a Girls High School[3] on the southeast corner of Stockton and Bush streets,[4][5] where the existing building stood.

A grand jury indicted the contractor, J.P. McCormick, and others for collusion to defraud the county treasury.

The fire was blamed on sparks from a worker's blowtorch during work on the building, which was surrounded by scaffolding.

"So was Charleston dancing in the hallways, smoking in the toilets and sneaking downtown for chocolate sundaes.

"[13] The last term ended in spring 1952, and the campus became Benjamin Franklin Junior High School.

A tableau vivant was given on May 29, 1897, in the Girls High auditorium by Union Army veterans, at right, who sang Tenting on the Old Camp Ground .
Graduation party, June 6, 1900
Publicity illustration for a stage play, The Chaperon, by Rachel Baker , presented by Girls High students in April 1902
Fire destroyed a building surrounded by scaffolding on August 19, 1934.