Enthusiasm for the arts, culture, and history is a metric of social vitality
and economic growth, and a display of energy and abundance.
and economic growth, and a display of energy and abundance.
The Historic Dome Preservation Group intends to acquire the building known as the Dome, and rehabilitate the beloved but derelict building to be opened as an arts and cultural center for the enrichment of Sonora, Tuolumne County, and the region. The revitalized Dome will provide space for classes in the arts, performance space, cultural heritage space, and an art gallery with a permanent collection of locally created art. The new Dome will be a point of community pride, creative exploration, and forward vision.
Latest Update
August 1, 2023
The Sonora Union High School District Board of Trustees has received a report from superintendent Ed Pelfrey about actions needed to develop and pass a bond measure to provide funds to renovate the Dome building and fund other needed projects.
See Our Vision and Plans
One characteristic of a thriving community is the presence of a thriving arts and culture community and veneration of the past. Enthusiasm for the arts, culture, and history is a metric of social vitality and economic growth, and a display of energy and abundance. The Historic Dome Preservation Group intends
Look Back at the History of the Dome
The 1907 committee to plan and construct the new elementary school building searched for an architect the tax payers could afford. They found an experienced young man who had just opened his own practice and was eager for commissions. Benjamin McDougall was forty two years old, born in San Francisco,
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