Safford High School - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Safford High School - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Safford High School building, which was located where Safford Middle School is currently located, opened to students on September 13, 1915. It was designed by Henry O. Jaastad.NRHP listings; also, The Graham Guardian 20 Aug. 1915 () It served as the main high school building through the 1979–80 school year. Over the years other buildings were built. This included the WPA-built Baker Stadium, which served as the home of the Safford Bulldogs from 1938 through the 1986 season; a gymnasium in 1943, which allowed the previous gym to be retrofitted into an auditorium; and the other classroom buildings. This included a library built in the 1960s. It is noted that, during this period, the baseball stadium was at the old bleachers by Lafe Nelson School as was the field house for the football and wrestling teams.p. 56. Bulldogs Forever: A History of Safford High School, 1915-2007, by James Earl Gonzales. Eastern Arizona College Press, Thatcher, Arizona. 2007 Read more on Wikipedia
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