Franklin School - 1936 - Hillsboro, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 00.730 W 097° 07.004
14S E 677875 N 3543334
School occupies several lots on the eastern edge of the Hillsboro Residential Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM15W0H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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"Although several schools, both public and private were originally located within the district, the single-story, brick Franklin School at the eastern edge represents the only surviving early 20th-century example.

The district's only surviving, early 20th-century educational building - Franklin School - currently occupies several lots on the eastern edge, and features corbeled brick detailing below the eaves, and transomed double doors recessed beneath tall round arches of stone."

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 18 May 1936

"GROUND BROKEN FOR HILLSBORO SCHOOL HILLSBORO
May 18—A short ground breaking ceremony was held here Monday morning at the site of the new brick Franklin Ward School building that is to be erected through a $30000 PWA school improvement grant."

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1936

Full Inscription (unless noted above):
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
A.D. 1936
CITY COUNCILBOARD OF EDUCATION
C.W. MAIER MAYORC.C. TITTLE PRESIDENT
A.M. JAMES SEC.CLYDE TOMLINSON SEC.
T.A. BULLOCK ENG.L.W. HARTSFIELD SUPT
ALDERMENBOARD MEMBERS
A.N. ROBERTSONJ.W. PATTERSON
W.C. SMITHC. STUBBLEFIELD
C.A. THOMASJ.F. WILLIAMS
S.J. VAUGHAN JR.C.M. DUNCAN
TOM SOWELL, CONTRW.M. WILLIAMS


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