Gilbert, Arizona

and a well south of the building that furnished fresh water.A furnace in the basement under the assembly room provided heat in the winter. In 1916, a bond election approved ten thousand dollars to build a north wing to the elementary school.This consisted of two basement rooms and two classrooms just above ground level. By the time this section was built, a water fountain was supplied for teachers and students.

The first Gilbert Post Office was established in 1912 at the same time the school board was approving the new schoolhouse.The board also decided to change the school district name to Gilbert School District Number 41.The building, constructed in 1913, consisted of four class rooms, a central assembly room, two small offices, and a large entryway into the building.There was also a large basement in the west center section of the original building.This building had no inside plumbing, but there were two outside toilets

k Gilbert’s third school, now used as the Gilbert Historical Museum

k First Gilbert High School

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