1939 - Lamar Junior High School - McAllen TX
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PeterNoG
N 26° 12.766 W 098° 13.726
14R E 577045 N 2899475
Lamar Junior High School on North 10th Street at Jasmine Avenue in McAllen, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMK9ZN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2014
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McAllen Senior High School was Public Works Administration project no. TEX-2426-F
~ Texas Historical Markers ~
The McAllen School Board authorized construction of Lamar High School in 1938, through a bond election and funding from the Public Works Administration. Architect Marion Lee Waller’s original design included an L-shaped floor plan only one room deep, with east- and south-facing classrooms opening onto breezeways for maximum circulation in the days before air conditioning. The school operated as a high school for only five years, until development of a new site; this campus has continued as a junior high school with several additions. The Spanish Colonial Revival Style two-story reinforced concrete and wood framed building features a buff brick exterior, clay tile roof and cast stone detailing.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
Year of construction: 1939
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
Laid by the Grand lodge of Texas A.F. & A.M.
February 1, 1939
{Masonic Symbol}
A.L. 5939 / A.D. 1939
Auspices
McAllen Lodge No. 1110 A.F. & A.M.
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The seven Board of Trustees are listed around the corner
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