Davidson Middle School

San Rafael, Department of Parks and Recreation [DPR] Form (2018)

Originally built in 1954 to accommodate a growing student population during the height of Post-War growth in the Bay Area, Davidson Middle School is located on an 18-acre campus at 280 Woodland Avenue near downtown San Rafael, California. The campus is proposed to undergo a major renovation and expansion effort as part of a local bond measure to improve existing structures and build new academic facilities. Brewster Historic Preservation was hired as a subconsultant to the San Rafael City School District to survey and evaluate the middle school to determine whether any individual building or the campus as a whole would qualify as a historic resource under CEQA. After extensive research at local archives and a pedestrian survey, Mr. Brewster evaluated all buildings and structures on the campus, and recorded them on State Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Forms 523 A and B. Brewster Historic Preservation also reviewed the historic resources section of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) prepared under CEQA, and the DPR form was attached to the IS/MND as a technical study.