Lockhart Vocational School LbNA #71231
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Add Location| Owner: | Baby Bear  |
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| Plant date: | Apr 22, 2017 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Lockhart |
| County: | Caldwell |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Silver Eagle |
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| Last found: | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 27, 2017 |
Distance to Letterbox: 25 yards
Difficulty: Easy
***** Part of the historic schools of Texas series *****
School is in bad shape now.
Here is the history of the school from the historical marker:
According to local tradition, materials salvaged from Ross Institute, a former school for Lockhart's Caucasian children, were used in 1923 to build this school for African American students. The Rosenwald Foundation of Chicago, which funded many African American schools in the South in the early 20th century, provided the design and part of the construction cost. The school district and local African American citizens raised the majority of the funds for its completion. Previously, African American children attended classes scattered throughout town. Elementary-aged students learned at Sunset School, Mt. Salem Methodist Episcopal Church or the Masonic Lodge; high school students used a building on Live Oak Street that was also a funeral parlor and domino hall.
The two-story brick and stucco schoolhouse contained six classrooms, a principal's office and a large auditorium that also served as a social center for the neighborhood. Prominent brick and stucco pilasters on the unadorned main facade rise above the parapet. The east and west sides of the building have large banks of windows to maximize natural light. The lower level has a centrally located portico with double doors that divide the principal facade.
R.A. Atkinson was the first principal of the school, which received state accreditation in 1926. At the time two years of high school coursework were offered here, and students could attend the twelfth grade in Luling. In 1946, the facility changed its name to G.W. Carver High School. It closed in 1964 due to school integration, but the building was later used by the Head Start program.
Directions:
From Hwy 183 in Lockhart, take E. Market street going away from downtown. Cross Railroad tracks, then look to right for historical marker and building. Turn in right on drive and go past school and playground fence to where a grass road goes downward. Do not go down, but park here.
To the Letterbox:
Walk to the huge tree that is to the right of the grass road going down. On far side, box is at base under rocks.
Hike length: 0.1 miles
Difficulty: Easy
***** Part of the historic schools of Texas series *****
School is in bad shape now.
Here is the history of the school from the historical marker:
According to local tradition, materials salvaged from Ross Institute, a former school for Lockhart's Caucasian children, were used in 1923 to build this school for African American students. The Rosenwald Foundation of Chicago, which funded many African American schools in the South in the early 20th century, provided the design and part of the construction cost. The school district and local African American citizens raised the majority of the funds for its completion. Previously, African American children attended classes scattered throughout town. Elementary-aged students learned at Sunset School, Mt. Salem Methodist Episcopal Church or the Masonic Lodge; high school students used a building on Live Oak Street that was also a funeral parlor and domino hall.
The two-story brick and stucco schoolhouse contained six classrooms, a principal's office and a large auditorium that also served as a social center for the neighborhood. Prominent brick and stucco pilasters on the unadorned main facade rise above the parapet. The east and west sides of the building have large banks of windows to maximize natural light. The lower level has a centrally located portico with double doors that divide the principal facade.
R.A. Atkinson was the first principal of the school, which received state accreditation in 1926. At the time two years of high school coursework were offered here, and students could attend the twelfth grade in Luling. In 1946, the facility changed its name to G.W. Carver High School. It closed in 1964 due to school integration, but the building was later used by the Head Start program.
Directions:
From Hwy 183 in Lockhart, take E. Market street going away from downtown. Cross Railroad tracks, then look to right for historical marker and building. Turn in right on drive and go past school and playground fence to where a grass road goes downward. Do not go down, but park here.
To the Letterbox:
Walk to the huge tree that is to the right of the grass road going down. On far side, box is at base under rocks.
Hike length: 0.1 miles