Merlyn G. Cook School

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The Merlyn G. Cook School, also known as the Merizo School, is a historic former school building on GU 4 in Merizo, Guam. Built sometime before 1931, it is one of the first schools built during the administration of the island by the United States Navy. Its construction methods are transitional, including both traditional Chamorro-Spanish methods and period American methods. A series of concrete pillars provide the main structure, with the flooring substructure and wall framing of insect-resistant ifil wood. The windows are covered with rare ifil-wood shutters that pivot horizontally. The building's interior is clad in wood planking typical of early 20th-century Chamorro construction. The school has long served as a community meeting point, and was used as a place of refuge during World War II. ()

Built: 1931 (93 years ago)Coordinates: 13°16'7"N, 144°39'50"E

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Merlyn G. Cook School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Church of San Dionisio, Fort Soledad, Cetti Bay.

2.2 miN
Museum, Military museum
War in the Pacific National Historical Park
56 min walk • The War in the Pacific National Historical Park is a multi-unit protected area in the United States territory of Guam, which was established in 1978 in honor of those who participated in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
2.2 miN
Church
Church of San Dionisio
56 min walk • The San Dionisio Church Ruins are a historic ruins on Route 2 in Umatac, Guam. They are the remains of a church that was built in 1862 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1892. It was built out of manposteria, and the surviving elements including buttresses rising to a height of 13 feet.
1.8 miN
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Fort Soledad
48 min walk • Fuerte Nuestra Señora de la Soledad or Fort Soledad is a fort in Umatac, Guam built by the Spanish in 1810 and named for Our Lady of Solitude. It is the last of the four forts build around Umatac Bay. It is now a park.
3.3 miN
Archaeological site
Cetti Bay
86 min walk • Cetti Bay is an oceanic bay and historic site near Umatac, Guam, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The name refers to both that of the bay on the Pacific Ocean and to the historic site located around and inland from the bay.
~1750 ftSE
Tower
Merizo Bell Tower
9 min walk • The Merizo Bell Tower, on Guam Highway 4 in Merizo, Guam, is a bell tower that was built in 1914 or 1919. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
1.8 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
45 min walk • Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad is a fortification near Umatac, Guam. Built by the Spanish probably between 1802 and 1819, it was the fourth of four fortifications that protected an anchorage for galleons transiting between Acapulco, Mexico and the Philippines, a route that fell out of use in 1815 with Mexican independence.
4.8 miN
Guam's highest peak, with a summit trail
Mount Lamlam, Hågat, Guam
123 min walk • Mount Lamlam is a peak on the United States island of Guam. It is located near the village of Agat, in the south-west of the island.
2.2 miN
Library
Umatac Outdoor Library
56 min walk • The Umatac Outdoor Library, located on Guam Highway 4 in Umatac, Guam, was built in 1933 by Francisco Quinata Sanchez and Umatac villagers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
3.4 miSE
Island
Fofos, Talo'fo'fo, Guam
87 min walk • Fofos is a small island off the southern coast of the island of Guam. It is connected to the mainland by the Merizo Barrier Reef.