Lassen County’s mining community of Hayden Hill went through many boom and bust cycles. The school closed for the last time in 1925 for lack of students. The fate of the school building is conflicted. On April 18, 1931, long time Hayden Hill resident J.S. Owens offered to purchase the two-story building from Lassen County for $125. It appears the county did not accept the offer, but it did raise awareness. On June 1, 1931 the county placed the school on the market. Fred Bunselmeier and Lloyd Walsh purchased it, but the records did not disclose how much they paid for it.