Historic Buildings
Oroville High School has one of the oldest buildings in the city. The original 3-story building was built in 1917. The cafeteria was in the basement and the gymnasium in the middle floor. Along with the cafeteria and the gymnasium was an auditorium with a theater. A shop class was inside the school too. Although the buildings were big, the classes were small: 20 by 20 in dimension. Altogether the school grounds covered about 16,000 feet (4,900 m).
The building was torn down because of earthquake safety concerns. Now, the oldest school building is the gymnasium, which is now used as the cafeteria. Oroville High remains as the city's oldest school.
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