| Address | 2125 M Street |
|---|---|
| City | Merced |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37.3066°N 120.4827°W |
| Closed | 1920 |
| Built | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Architect | Louis S. Stone |
| Architecture | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Added | May 31, 1984 |
| Refnum | 84000909[1] |
Merced County High School, also known as the County Library Building, was a historic building located at 2125 M St. in Merced, California, United States. Built in 1897, the school was the first public high school in Merced County. The brick and wood building was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and featured a hip roof with cross gables, a rounded entry, windows arranged in a ribbon patter, and a since-removed wooden tower. The school's brick exterior was later plastered over and its roof painted red, giving the building a Mission Revival appearance. The building served as a high school until 1920; in the following year, the county library moved into the building, where it remained until 1976.[2]
Merced County High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1984.[1]
On December 2, 2024, the high school building caught fire and was completely destroyed.[3] The remaining rubble was demolished that same day.
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- ^ Pirtle, Wayne (April 14, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Merced County High School". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "Early Morning Fire Damages Historic Merced County Library Building". City of Merced. December 2, 2024.