Lower South Grape School - Gillespie County, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This historic one-room school was constructed in 1901, replacing an older log building. It was in operation until 1960, which is pretty good for an old school building like this. A Texas Historical Marker on site gives additional information. The site is currently fenced off and one cannot get close to the building.

The first school house at South Grape Creek was a log cabin built on 1.33 acres of land purchased by the Luckenbach trustees from widow Juliane Wehmeyer in 1871 for $50. The school on South Grape Creek was named Lower South Grape Creek School, District #21, because the Grapetown school was named Upper South Grape Creek School. Theodor Huelsemann was the first teacher and taught the Lower South Grape Creek school until 1880.

In 1901, this new one-room building was erected out of native limestone, on an acre of land bought for $5 from Charles and Martha Ahrens. The original structure had a pyramidal roof, with a chimney, tin roof and bell tower. Capital improvements in later years included a concrete slab porch large enough on which to perform school plays, electricity, and indoor plumbing. Students attended here until 1960; at that time school consolidation meant that students here attended in Fredericksburg.

Street address: 10273 US-290 Fredericksburg, TX USA 78624 County / Borough / Parish: Gillespie County Year listed: 2005 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Education Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Education Current function: Social Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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