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The Southern Pacific Methodists left Vacaville during the Civil War as residents in that city disliked its southern roots. In 1871, they built a college in Santa Rosa, because the governing board felt it would be a "more friendly atmosphere." It stood on College Avenue (named in its honor) where Santa Rosa Junior High was later built. It existed until 1900 when the property was sold. -
Built by the Campbellites in 1872 on a five-acre site on B Street. By1879 it sat empty, the Campbellites having abandoned it. ( Gaye LeBaron,10/21/1979 Press Democrat.) -
Two years after it closed, the Christian College on B Street became the western headquarters for the Sisters of the Order of St. Ursula, a "Selected (boarding) School for Girls". They relocated from Brown County, Illinois at the behest of the Rev. John Conway, a pastor of St. Rose Catholic Church. In 1931, the college re-opened as Ursuline High School. In 1958, when a new school was built north of town, the old school building on B Street was demolished. G. LeBaron,10/21/1979 Press Democrat.