The Rock Schoolhouse - Mineral Wells, TX - Former Schools on Waymarking.com

This old schoolhouse is now a museum whose focus is the city of Mineral Wells, and it is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. A 1987 Texas Historical Marker provides some background, although it gives a construction date of 1886:

Constructed in 1886 largely due to the efforts of schoolteacher Robert E. Hendry (1847-1910), this was the first public school in Mineral Wells. Stones were hauled from nearby Rock Creek in mule-drawn wagons and hand cut on the site. Features of the one-story structure include a flat roof, concrete coping, a central end-entry with segmental arch, and an enclosed belfry. The oldest existing school building in town, it served as an educational facility until 1972.

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A newer cornerstone is on the southeast corner of the building, and it also notes a construction year of 1884:

Mineral Wells

First Public School
Erected 1884
P.T.A. 1960

Address: 105 NW 5th Avenue Mineral Wells, TX USA 76067 Web Site: [Web Link]

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