Burke School - Burke, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 13.974 W 094° 46.263
15R E 331324 N 3456765
This brick building erected in 1935 is now the Burke City Hall/Community Center.
Waymark Code: WM12ZT8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2020
Views: 2
Historical Marker:
The community of Burke was established along the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad in 1882. S. J. and Nancy Arrington conveyed one acre of land adjoining the town on which to establish a public school. The first building, a one-room structure, was enlarged to three rooms within a few years. The 1887 enrollment was about fifty students. Voters approved a bond in 1910 to erect a brick schoolhouse for grades 1 through 7. For many years, Burke wa an independent district. The brick edifice was torn down in 1935 and replaced with a larger schoolhouse built with Works Progress Administration funds. After the Burke Independent School District was consolidated with the Diboll schools in 1964, the Burke schoolhouse remained in service to the community as a senior citizens center and polling place.
Address:
3770 Tidwell Rd, , TX 75941
Burke, TX USA
75941
Web Site: Not listed
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