First Pharr School
N 26° 11.532 W 098° 10.948
14R E 581684 N 2897226
The first school in Pharr only lasted for 5 years before the town outgrew the school.
Waymark Code: WM96TB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2010
Views: 5
After five years as a school, there were too many student to attend here. Another school was built. Since then this building has been a private residence, a convalencent center, and is now used by Step House, Inc.
Stamped in the lower frame of the marker are these words: Operated as Step House. Inc. since 1980
Marker Number: 1809
Marker Text:
Erected in 1911 as a one-story structure, this building housed the first school in Pharr. John Bales, the contractor, built a number of the town's early structures. Classes were held here until 1915, when enrollment had grown from nine students to almost 80. During that time, the building also served as a community church. In 1915 Pharr and San Juan joined to construct a two-story school on the east edge of Pharr. This structure was used for many years as a residence. It was remodeled as a convalescent center in 1949.
(1985)
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