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Sweet Tooth Band is a local band based out of Livermore. Marnie's grandma & mother grew up in Sunol and her and her husband/band mate also lived in Sunol for some time. It's a very special place for her. Marnie and her band mates are excited to come join us for this special celebration! Sweet Tooth Band plays country & rock covers. They'll be playing at the downtown park from 12-3pm while we serve up some delicious BBQ after the fun festivities on campus! Don't miss out on the fun. Make sure to RSVP!!
WEEK 8 Question:
If the school’s construction started in 1925 and is listed as completed in 1926, why is Sunol celebrating their architectural treasure of a school building a year before its actual birthday?
a. It is traditional to base the age of the building on the year the construction started.
b. The building will undergo a seismic upgrade and a remodel starting in 2026 and we won’t be able to tour the building.
c. The planning committee initially mistakenly thought the school’s main building was dedicated in 2025.
WEEK 8 Answer:
The answer is B! The construction in 2026 would interfere with a celebration. The main building of the school will undergo a major upgrade starting in 2026. The work will include accessibility upgrades, improved functionality, seismic rehabilitation, roof restoration, and security enhancements. In mid-1925, a $45,000 bond issue was secured by the Alameda County Supervisors for construction of the new Sunol Glen School. Construction started in August and the new Sunol Glen School was dedicated on March 27, 1926. Renovations were done in 1939.
If the school’s construction started in 1925 and is listed as completed in 1926, why is Sunol celebrating their architectural treasure of a school building a year before its actual birthday?
a. It is traditional to base the age of the building on the year the construction started.
b. The building will undergo a seismic upgrade and a remodel starting in 2026 and we won’t be able to tour the building.
c. The planning committee initially mistakenly thought the school’s main building was dedicated in 2025.
WEEK 8 Answer:
The answer is B! The construction in 2026 would interfere with a celebration. The main building of the school will undergo a major upgrade starting in 2026. The work will include accessibility upgrades, improved functionality, seismic rehabilitation, roof restoration, and security enhancements. In mid-1925, a $45,000 bond issue was secured by the Alameda County Supervisors for construction of the new Sunol Glen School. Construction started in August and the new Sunol Glen School was dedicated on March 27, 1926. Renovations were done in 1939.
WEEK 7 Question:
What architectural technique did W. H. Weeks use on the front of Sunol Glen School that creates a welcoming presence?
a. The symmetrical layout of the front of the school and the entrances
b. The tall narrow wood windows are always in groups of three
c. The facade has three planes with the center section set back and the outer sections brought forward.
WEEK 7 Answer:
The facade has three planes with the center section set back and the outer sections brought forward. When walking up to a door in the outer sections, one feels that the outer, more forward sections are like arms that warmly embrace the students, families, and visitors as they arrive. The welcoming façade communicates the value of community and the integration of the school with the town of Sunol.
The arrangement of this façade is in stark contrast to some other schools designed by W. H. Weeks, such as Los Gatos High School. The visitor arriving at Los Gatos High School walks up between four immense intimidating columns, which seem to proclaim, “This school is important and only a few shall enter.”
The symmetrical layout is a feature of Mediterranean Revival buildings.
What architectural technique did W. H. Weeks use on the front of Sunol Glen School that creates a welcoming presence?
a. The symmetrical layout of the front of the school and the entrances
b. The tall narrow wood windows are always in groups of three
c. The facade has three planes with the center section set back and the outer sections brought forward.
WEEK 7 Answer:
The facade has three planes with the center section set back and the outer sections brought forward. When walking up to a door in the outer sections, one feels that the outer, more forward sections are like arms that warmly embrace the students, families, and visitors as they arrive. The welcoming façade communicates the value of community and the integration of the school with the town of Sunol.
The arrangement of this façade is in stark contrast to some other schools designed by W. H. Weeks, such as Los Gatos High School. The visitor arriving at Los Gatos High School walks up between four immense intimidating columns, which seem to proclaim, “This school is important and only a few shall enter.”
The symmetrical layout is a feature of Mediterranean Revival buildings.
WEEK 6 Question:
Sunol Glen’s main building has many significant historical features. Name two in the auditorium.
a. Tall coved ceilings, triple hung windows and beautiful chandeliers in the auditorium
b. A ticket booth and popcorn machine
c. Film projection loft in the auditorium
WEEK 6 Answer:
The answer is A & C. The auditorium is remarkable in many ways. It was designed for both live performances and for projecting early moving pictures. Above the rear of the auditorium is a projection booth that is lined with cold-formed steel metal from when movies were recorded on celluloid film. Celluloid film became quite flammable as it aged. The projector is still in place and is still operational, but it now uses a bulb rather than a flame and the exhaust flue has been disconnected. (Pretty cool!) The celluloid film projector and projection booth and the technology within it (including the steel sheetmetal lined walls) holds significant historical importance, as they were the foundation of the motion picture industry for a century. Celluloid film, the first successful synthetic plastic film, was developed by Kodak in 1889, becoming the standard for capturing and projecting moving images for a century. The development of celluloid film and projectors in 1896 paved the way for the modern film industry, moving from small, personal showings (peep-shows) to silent films in country auditoriums (such as Sunol Glen) and then to large-scale cinema experiences. Fires in these projection booths were a very real danger, and the flammability of the nitrate film only increased as the film aged. Projection booths had to be lined with steel sheet metal for safety. In 1909, nitrate celluloid film began to be replaced by more stable celluloid acetate film stocks, although it remained in use into the 1950s. Sunol Glen has a real jewel of Sunol history and film history. The high ceiling of the auditorium has plaster coving as it meets the walls and six ornate chandeliers that are original to the auditorium. The tall vertical triple-hung windows with wood sashes have round arch openings. The stage and the backstage are complete and fully functional for live performances, such as those by the Sunol Repertory Theater.
If you have not seen the auditorium, you can buy tickets to the Sunol Repertory
Theater final performances in the auditorium on March 28 and 29. Look up at the back
of the auditorium before the show starts, while the booth lights are on.
Note: During the remodel, the plan is for the cold-formed steel lining on the walls in the projection booth to be carefully removed. Oriented Strand Board (OSB), similar to plywood, will be installed to increase the sheer strength during an earthquake. The historically important steel lining will be reinstalled.
Sunol Glen’s main building has many significant historical features. Name two in the auditorium.
a. Tall coved ceilings, triple hung windows and beautiful chandeliers in the auditorium
b. A ticket booth and popcorn machine
c. Film projection loft in the auditorium
WEEK 6 Answer:
The answer is A & C. The auditorium is remarkable in many ways. It was designed for both live performances and for projecting early moving pictures. Above the rear of the auditorium is a projection booth that is lined with cold-formed steel metal from when movies were recorded on celluloid film. Celluloid film became quite flammable as it aged. The projector is still in place and is still operational, but it now uses a bulb rather than a flame and the exhaust flue has been disconnected. (Pretty cool!) The celluloid film projector and projection booth and the technology within it (including the steel sheetmetal lined walls) holds significant historical importance, as they were the foundation of the motion picture industry for a century. Celluloid film, the first successful synthetic plastic film, was developed by Kodak in 1889, becoming the standard for capturing and projecting moving images for a century. The development of celluloid film and projectors in 1896 paved the way for the modern film industry, moving from small, personal showings (peep-shows) to silent films in country auditoriums (such as Sunol Glen) and then to large-scale cinema experiences. Fires in these projection booths were a very real danger, and the flammability of the nitrate film only increased as the film aged. Projection booths had to be lined with steel sheet metal for safety. In 1909, nitrate celluloid film began to be replaced by more stable celluloid acetate film stocks, although it remained in use into the 1950s. Sunol Glen has a real jewel of Sunol history and film history. The high ceiling of the auditorium has plaster coving as it meets the walls and six ornate chandeliers that are original to the auditorium. The tall vertical triple-hung windows with wood sashes have round arch openings. The stage and the backstage are complete and fully functional for live performances, such as those by the Sunol Repertory Theater.
If you have not seen the auditorium, you can buy tickets to the Sunol Repertory
Theater final performances in the auditorium on March 28 and 29. Look up at the back
of the auditorium before the show starts, while the booth lights are on.
Note: During the remodel, the plan is for the cold-formed steel lining on the walls in the projection booth to be carefully removed. Oriented Strand Board (OSB), similar to plywood, will be installed to increase the sheer strength during an earthquake. The historically important steel lining will be reinstalled.
WEEK 5 Question:
What is the architectural style of Sunol Glen’s main building?
a. Greek Revival
b. Mission Revival
c. Mediterranean Revival
WEEK 5 Answer:
The answer is C - Sunol Glen was designed in the Mediterranean Revival style. This style is characterized by a rectangular floor plan and features massive, symmetrical primary façades, stuccoed walls, red tiled roofs, windows with arches, one or two stories, wrought iron window grilles, and ornamentation suggesting keystones. Take a close look at the ornamentation on the front of the building, above the windows and above the arched entries. That same decorative pattern is also found on the chandeliers in auditorium. The vertical ornamentation between the front triple-hung windows gives the impression of four columns and a feeling of solidity. If you examine the wrought iron grills under the windows, you will notice that the orientation of the medallions is not consistent. I like to think of them as cat faces. One is “right side” up (ears up) and two of them are “upside down” (ears down).
What else do you notice that makes the Sunol Glen building unique?
What is the architectural style of Sunol Glen’s main building?
a. Greek Revival
b. Mission Revival
c. Mediterranean Revival
WEEK 5 Answer:
The answer is C - Sunol Glen was designed in the Mediterranean Revival style. This style is characterized by a rectangular floor plan and features massive, symmetrical primary façades, stuccoed walls, red tiled roofs, windows with arches, one or two stories, wrought iron window grilles, and ornamentation suggesting keystones. Take a close look at the ornamentation on the front of the building, above the windows and above the arched entries. That same decorative pattern is also found on the chandeliers in auditorium. The vertical ornamentation between the front triple-hung windows gives the impression of four columns and a feeling of solidity. If you examine the wrought iron grills under the windows, you will notice that the orientation of the medallions is not consistent. I like to think of them as cat faces. One is “right side” up (ears up) and two of them are “upside down” (ears down).
What else do you notice that makes the Sunol Glen building unique?
WEEK 4 Question:
One classroom in the main building has a special historic feature that visitors are
surprised to see. What is it and why is it special?
a. The tall triple-hung windows have wood frames and are still functional
b. One room was originally designated a community room and has an Arts and Crafts
tiled fireplace
c. The classrooms have large closets for storage and for children’s coats
WEEK 4 Answer:
The answer is B - one room was originally designated a community room and has an Arts and Crafts tiled fireplace. The front room in the west wing was originally identified as a community room on the plans. The room was designed to be for parent and teacher meetings, a break room, and a gathering area before performances and films in the auditorium. As the school’s population grew after WWII, the room was used as a classroom. Sunolian, Kate Graham reports that this room was her fourth grade classroom. The room has a fireplace faced with beautiful Arts and Craft style tiles. The tiles were designed and hand wrought by the famous Earnest Batchelder of Pasadena. The distinctive muted colors of the Batchelder tiles, with a soft matte finish was achieved by applying a mineral slip on the tile in such a way that it became an integral part of the clay body. The process gave the tiles a surface texture free from gloss and with the mottled surface. It is a look that is distinctly characteristic of Batchelder tiles. To learn more about Batchelder tiles, you can visit the Pasadena Museum or sign up for tours of Historic Pasadena homes. Unfortunately, many homeowners who lost their homes in the Altadena fire are finding it difficult to save their surviving Batchelder tiles on their fireplaces.
Note: During the planned remodel, the historic fireplace will be carefully removed and relocated to the interior north wall of a new conference room in the east wing to allow for necessary structural modifications.
One classroom in the main building has a special historic feature that visitors are
surprised to see. What is it and why is it special?
a. The tall triple-hung windows have wood frames and are still functional
b. One room was originally designated a community room and has an Arts and Crafts
tiled fireplace
c. The classrooms have large closets for storage and for children’s coats
WEEK 4 Answer:
The answer is B - one room was originally designated a community room and has an Arts and Crafts tiled fireplace. The front room in the west wing was originally identified as a community room on the plans. The room was designed to be for parent and teacher meetings, a break room, and a gathering area before performances and films in the auditorium. As the school’s population grew after WWII, the room was used as a classroom. Sunolian, Kate Graham reports that this room was her fourth grade classroom. The room has a fireplace faced with beautiful Arts and Craft style tiles. The tiles were designed and hand wrought by the famous Earnest Batchelder of Pasadena. The distinctive muted colors of the Batchelder tiles, with a soft matte finish was achieved by applying a mineral slip on the tile in such a way that it became an integral part of the clay body. The process gave the tiles a surface texture free from gloss and with the mottled surface. It is a look that is distinctly characteristic of Batchelder tiles. To learn more about Batchelder tiles, you can visit the Pasadena Museum or sign up for tours of Historic Pasadena homes. Unfortunately, many homeowners who lost their homes in the Altadena fire are finding it difficult to save their surviving Batchelder tiles on their fireplaces.
Note: During the planned remodel, the historic fireplace will be carefully removed and relocated to the interior north wall of a new conference room in the east wing to allow for necessary structural modifications.
WEEK 3 Question:
Sunol Glen’s architect was very much in demand for designing public buildings. Why did cities and towns want their schools to be designed by W. H. Weeks?
a. The architect’s designs were known for having strong resistance to earthquakes
b. The buildings were quick and cheap to build
c. The designs were beautiful and demonstrated that a town valued the education of its children.
WEEK 3 Answer:
The answer is both A & C!
W. H Weeks believed that students learned better in rooms with plenty of natural light,
hallways that allowed groups of students to travel efficiently and an exterior beauty that
communicated the value of an education. He thought that school buildings should be
uplifting and stimulate education. He was very careful to apply the seismic lessons
learned after the San Francisco earthquake. Sunol shared these values in 1925 and
wanted to demonstrate their commitment to their children’s education and the town’s
future.
Sunol Glen’s architect was very much in demand for designing public buildings. Why did cities and towns want their schools to be designed by W. H. Weeks?
a. The architect’s designs were known for having strong resistance to earthquakes
b. The buildings were quick and cheap to build
c. The designs were beautiful and demonstrated that a town valued the education of its children.
WEEK 3 Answer:
The answer is both A & C!
W. H Weeks believed that students learned better in rooms with plenty of natural light,
hallways that allowed groups of students to travel efficiently and an exterior beauty that
communicated the value of an education. He thought that school buildings should be
uplifting and stimulate education. He was very careful to apply the seismic lessons
learned after the San Francisco earthquake. Sunol shared these values in 1925 and
wanted to demonstrate their commitment to their children’s education and the town’s
future.
WEEK 2 Question:
From 1894 to 1936, W. H. Weeks designed public buildings in more than 160 cities and towns in Northern California. What is another building in the Tri-Valley area also designed by W.H. Weeks?
a. The Castlewood Country Club
b. Carnegie Library in Livermore
c. Santa Cruz Boardwalk
WEEK 2 Answer:
The answer is B) W. H. Weeks designed the Carnegie Library on Second Street in Livermore that now houses the Livermore Historical Guild and the Livermore Arts Association. It is a Greek Revival style Building.
Other Buildings designed by W.H. Weeks that you might be familiar with include the Moorish style Santa Cruz boardwalk casino and the Greek Revival style Los Gatos High School.
From 1894 to 1936, W. H. Weeks designed public buildings in more than 160 cities and towns in Northern California. What is another building in the Tri-Valley area also designed by W.H. Weeks?
a. The Castlewood Country Club
b. Carnegie Library in Livermore
c. Santa Cruz Boardwalk
WEEK 2 Answer:
The answer is B) W. H. Weeks designed the Carnegie Library on Second Street in Livermore that now houses the Livermore Historical Guild and the Livermore Arts Association. It is a Greek Revival style Building.
Other Buildings designed by W.H. Weeks that you might be familiar with include the Moorish style Santa Cruz boardwalk casino and the Greek Revival style Los Gatos High School.
WEEK 1 Question:
Sunol Glen School was designed by a famous California architect. Who designed the main building of Sunol Glen School?
a. Julia Morgan
b. W. H. Weeks
c. Willis Polk
WEEK 1 Answer:
The answer is B) William Henry Weeks (W. H. Weeks). It is said that every city and town in Northern and Central California liked to claim they had one or more buildings designed by W. H. Weeks.
Architect Julia Morgan designed Pheobe Apperson Hearst’s home in 1899 that became the Castlewood Country Club until it burned down in 1969.
Architect Willis Polk designed the Sunol Water Temple in 1910.
Sunol Glen School was designed by a famous California architect. Who designed the main building of Sunol Glen School?
a. Julia Morgan
b. W. H. Weeks
c. Willis Polk
WEEK 1 Answer:
The answer is B) William Henry Weeks (W. H. Weeks). It is said that every city and town in Northern and Central California liked to claim they had one or more buildings designed by W. H. Weeks.
Architect Julia Morgan designed Pheobe Apperson Hearst’s home in 1899 that became the Castlewood Country Club until it burned down in 1969.
Architect Willis Polk designed the Sunol Water Temple in 1910.
