Former High School - Palestine, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.494 W 095° 37.642
15R E 251142 N 3516643
The Museum For East Texas Culture puts to excellent use the former Palestine High School (c.1916).
Waymark Code: WMW0QH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
Views: 1

Historical Marker Text:

A public school system in Palestine was established in 1881 under control of the municipal government. The first classes were held at the old Palestine Female Institute (built in 1858), then a high school was built in 1888 at the Institute site on Avenue A. In 1915 voters passed a $100,000 bond issue for a new high school. The City Council chose this site in newly created, 22-acre Reagan Park for the campus.

Fort Worth architects Sanguinet & Staats were chosen for the design, which features Tudor Gothic -- or Jacobethan -- detail in brick, limestone, and occasional tile panels. The 2-story structure, on a raised basement, is framed with reinforced concrete, allowing ample window space for air and light. The original plan included eight lecture rooms, a library, a gymnasium, laboratories, and an auditorium.

A principal and 10 teachers comprised the first faculty, and the first graduating class in 1917 contained 38 students. This building became a junior high in 1939, and was named in 1955 for John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905), Texas statesman and Palestine resident. Elementary grades were assigned here from 1966 to 1976, when the school was closed. The building was then preserved and rehabilitated as a museum and cultural center
Address:
400 S Micheaux St
Palestine, TX USA
75801


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