Belli Building - Alturas, CA - Former Schools on Waymarking.com

While visiting downtown Alturas our family came across this historic-looking building that contains a Masonic symbol on the top front of the building's face. Through doing a little online research we discovered that this building was formerly a school. This building is featured as part of a historic walking tour of Alturas and the website reference to this building reads:

Marker 12. Belli Building was constructed in 1929 at a cost of $39,000. It is a poured concrete structure with an ornate brickwork facade. Its internal structure consists of massive steel I-beams, and it represents a blending of 19th and 20th century architectural styles. The Bus Stop was originally built as a two-story wooden structure in 1879 as a wagon shop. It became Modoc High School in 1903 and the Pythian Hall. The original wood structure was bricked over around the turn of the century. Masonic Temple was constructed in 1929 of pressed block and red brick. At three stories, it is one of Alturas's tallest buildings.

We also visited the current Modoc High School and discovered that it was a WPA Project built in 1939 and can be visited here. We are assuming the Belli Building served as the high school up until the completion of the current high school in 1939.

Address: Main Street Alturas, CA USA Web Site: [Web Link]

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