Lockhart Vocational High School - Lockhart, TX[
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 53.171 W 097° 39.781
14R E 629101 N 3306924
Also known as Carver High School. Listed on the NRHP in 1998. The school sets vacant.
Waymark Code: WM16FZT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 1

NRHP Nomination Form

"Lockhart Vocational High School (LVH), built in 1923, is located in the Byrd Lockhart Addition in the city of Lockhart in Caldwell County. The building is situated in a residential area. However, the private homes that once stood on the various lots immediately surrounding the school property have all been razed. The building is the last remaining of two six-teacher type Rosenwald schools built in Texas in 1923. The other six-teacher Rosenwald located in Limestone County, burned in the 1980s. The 2-story, stucco building contains six classrooms, a principal's office, and an auditorium that spans the width of the building. The building is oriented toward the north with windows receiving light from the east and west.

The school is a 2-story, 3762-sq. ft. utilitarian building that is typical of the 2-story Rosenwald schools built in Texas and throughout the South. The stucco covered brick building has a pier and beam foundation. The unadorned principal facade, which faces north, has strong vertical brick and stucco pilaster-like columns that emerge about two feet over the parapet. The pilaster like columns, which stand on either side of the portico, create a central area that contains various size windows. The upper level at one time had a pediment centered on the parapet between the two pilaster-Uke columns. The lower level has a centrally located portico with double-front doors that divide the principal facade. The stucco-covered brick columns that support the porch roof rest upon a pier of bricks, which are also covered in stucco."

Street address:
1104 East Market Street
Lockhart, TX USA


County / Borough / Parish: Caldwell County

Year listed: 1998

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic function: Education

Current function: Vacant/Not In Use

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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