| Murphys Grammar School | |
| Location: | Jones St., Murphys, California |
| Coordinates: | 38.1358°N -120.4579°W |
| Map Label: | Murphys Grammar School |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | June 8, 1973 |
| Refnum: | 73000398 |
Murphys Grammar School is a historic school building in Murphys, California. Built in 1860, the school was the first public school in Murphys. The school was designed in a vernacular Greek Revival style, which was popular at the time of its construction; its design includes a cornice held up by square pilasters, a pedimented gable, and a cupola over the entrance with its own cornice and square pilasters. The school operated continuously from its opening until it closed in 1973; at the time of its closing, it was the longest continuously running school west of the Mississippi River.[1] [2]
Albert Abraham Michelson, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, attended the school.[1]
Murphys Grammar School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1973.