FIRST -- School and Schoolmaster, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio TX
N 29° 27.753 W 098° 28.010
14R E 551697 N 3259352
This sign of history placed by the Witte Museum gives more details about the Francisco Ruiz house, the first school in San Antonio and, since it was run by Mr. Ruiz, he was the first schoolmaster
Waymark Code: WMXNQT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2018
Views: 4
The Francisco Ruiz house was rescued from certain demolition in the 1940s and moved to the grounds of the Witte Museum Brackenridge Park.
A sign on the front of the former home gives more context and details about the history of the house, as follows:
THE FRANCISCO RUIZ HOUSE
The Francisco Ruiz house, built around 1745 originally stood at what is now 420 Dolorosa Street facing north on Military Plaza. It was occupied in about 1760 by a soldier, Juan Manuel Ruiz, who would come to San Antonio from Spain. José Francisco Ruiz, for whom the house was named, was Juan Manuel's fifth child. He became a staunch Texas patriot and was one of two native Texans to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence. José Francisco also was the first official schoolmaster in San Antonio and used the large room for his classes, making the Ruiz house the first school in San Antonio.
This house is built of plaster over rubble, a method and style typical of the Spanish-Colonial period. An outstanding feature of the structure is the corning, or placement, a well cut and dressed limestone blocks at each corner. The reconstruction of the house on the museum grounds was completed in July 1943. Although much of the house required new materials, allegedly the doors or original - heavy enough to withstand most onslaughts."
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