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Feb 24, 2015 · The two buildings are remnants of a city school called San Francisco Polytechnic High School. Originally opened on Powell Street, between Clay and Sacramento, in 1884, the school moved...
San Francisco Polytechnic High School was a public secondary school in San Francisco, California. Located from 1912 at 701 Frederick Street, across from Kezar Stadium, the school was in operation from 1884 until 1973.
Aug 22, 2021 · POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL. With a long local history dating back to 1884, the Frederick Street campus, opened in 1914 to replace what had been destroyed in 1906. Poly was the largest high school in San Francisco for many years, with 2,000+ students and twin gymnasiums—one for boys and one for girls—constructed on either side of the main building.
The original Polytechnic High School, located at the intersection of Bush and Stockton Streets, was destroyed by the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. The new Polytechnic High School on Frederick Street opened in 1914.
Polytechnic High School on south side of Frederick Street in 1928, while Kezar Stadium was being built up at right. Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library, courtesy C.R. collection
Polytechnic High School Marker. The marker commemorating the site of the relocated Polytechnic High School. Inscription. Founded in 1894 to teach vocational skills, it produced generations of scholars, athletes, workers, creative thinkers, and informed citizens.
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Polytechnical High School officially closed in 1973. However, Mission High students were placed there from 73-77 while their school was renovated. Poly was unoccupied from 77 until its demolition in 1987 to make way for condominiums.
