Construction of Yerington Grammar School No. 9 began in the spring of 1912 and was completed in September at a cost of $16,600.00. The school opened for the 1912-13 school year with an enrollment of 130 students. In 1935, it was enlarged on the rear and continued as a school until 1980. After standing vacant and boarded up, it was intended to live again as the Yerington Cultural Center and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.