Fremont High School Gymnasium (demolished) – Oakland CA

City:
Oakland, CA

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools, Gymnasiums

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started:
1938

Completed:
1939

Contractor:
Carl N Swenson Company

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

Oakland’s Fremont High School was destroyed by arson in 1930 and rebuilt in 1931. A new gymnasium for the school was financed with a 45% Public Works Administration (PWA) grant in 1938 and completed in 1939. The total cost was $192,000.

The 1939 gym was built in a rather stern Moderne style.  It had collapsable bleachers so that it could serve both for sporting events and as an auditorium.  Carl N. Swenson Company was the builder.

No trace of the old gym remains, as Fremont High is undergoing a complete renovation in 2020.

 

 

Source notes

"Ground broken for new gym," Oakland Tribune, November 29, 1938.

"Fremont gym to be dedicated," Oakland Tribune, October 13, 1939, p. 40.

Location Info


4610 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94601
Alameda County

Coordinates: 37.7744, -122.209

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

One comment on “Fremont High School Gymnasium (demolished) – Oakland CA

  1. I heard that this property was being torn down and a new school is currently under construction. Do you know if Oakland’s Planning Department took the historic nature of this property into consideration?

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

One comment on “Fremont High School Gymnasium (demolished) – Oakland CA

  1. I heard that this property was being torn down and a new school is currently under construction. Do you know if Oakland’s Planning Department took the historic nature of this property into consideration?

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.