Mason Street Schoolhouse — Attraction in San Diego

A window in time. The first public school in San Diego built in 1865. While it's closed during Covid, you can peer through the windows to see how children were taught in the late 1800's. A teacher sat the front with a desk. The children sat on benches (no backrest) so I'm guessing they must have had short lessons at the time and probably not structured (8-3pm) like today. The back of the room had a wood burning fireplace and another table for snacks. A very cool place. California...

Saddly, we did not get to go in to see what it was like to be in a one room school house.

There are some information cards at the entrench that describe what school was like for kids in the old west. Make sure to check when it has open...

Quaint. There is nothing to see, and the interior is not accessible. It is nice to stroll the grounds as part of the larger/broader context of Old...