Pleasant Hill School - Linden, TX
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N 33° 03.178 W 094° 23.780
15S E 369632 N 3658025
The 1925 Pleasant Hill School, in rural Cass County, Texas, typifies the two-teacher type school constructed with Rosenwald funds.
Waymark Code: WMZVFH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2019
Views: 2
NRHP Nomination Form"Built according to Community School Plan #20, the one-story side-gable schoolhouse features a symmetrical front elevation with central projecting gabled bay flanked by two front doors. Detailing on the wood frame building is minimal and Craftsman inspired including wide overhangs, exposed rafter tails and knee braces. Large 9/9 and 6/6 light windows dominate the front and rear facades. The interior of the building is organized into two classrooms separated by a movable partition with a third room accessible from both classrooms.
The exterior of the school is characterized by white clapboard/weatherboard siding, and cross-gabled roof with exposed rafter tails. The roof is composition shingles. The brick pier and wooden beam foundation is concealed by board and batten skirting."
Street address:
2722 Farm Rd. 1399
Linden, TX USA
75563
County / Borough / Parish: Cass County
Year listed: 2004
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949
Historic function: Education
Current function: Social
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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