Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)
Alexander Hamilton High School opened in Fall 1931, with Thomas Hughes Elson as the principal.[4] Built in the Northern Italian Renaissance style, multicolored and patterned brickwork, elaborate cast stone decoration, and a bell tower clad in verdigris copper distinguish the building.[5] Austin and Ashley later designed Hamilton's $100,000 six-room auditorium, Waidelich Hall[6] which opened on April 20, 1937.[8] A brass plaque made by the industrial arts department to commemorate the 1937 dedication was removed during renovation.The athletic fields include Al Michaels Field (a football and track stadium named for sportscaster Al Michaels, Hamilton's famous alum) and a community garden, the Hami Garden.