City Gym and Pool
The Huntington Beach Elementary School Gymnasium and Plunge, now known as the Huntington Beach City Gym and Pool, is a handsome one and one-and-a-half story high brick and stucco neo-classical recreational facility designed by prolific Orange County architect Frederick Harry Eley. Built in 1931, the gymnasium and plunge complex was the first in rural Huntington Beach to offer recreation options to elementary school students. Funded by the school board, the building represents the community’s dedication to education and to the town’s economic growth. It was the only building of the school complex to survive the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. In 1967 the original portico and front columns were removed from the main facade. Restoration efforts in the 1990s saw them reintroduced. The City Gym and Pool is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Huntington Beach, Orange County
Photographer: John Bare