Chappell Hill Public School and Chappell Hill Female College Bell
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Chappell Hill Public School and Chappell Hill Female College Bell | |
Location | Poplar St., Chappell Hill, Texas |
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Coordinates | 30°8′27″N 96°15′47″W / 30.14083°N 96.26306°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1927 |
Built by | Frank Barron |
Architect | Page Brothers |
MPS | Chappell Hill MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85000345[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 20, 1985 |
Chappell Hill Public School is a historic school on Poplar Street in Chappell Hill, Texas. The old bell from Chappell Hill Female College, which was at this location until 1912, is preserved on the property.
The public school was built in 1927, replacing the college building, which was used as a school until 1926.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Today it serves as the Chappell Hill Historical Society's museum.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Carole E. Christian, "Chappell Hill Female College", Handbook of Texas Online, June 12, 2010, accessed March 4, 2017.
- ^ Chappell Hill Museum Archived 2016-02-20 at the Wayback Machine website, accessed February 5, 2016.
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Texas
- School buildings completed in 1927
- Buildings and structures in Washington County, Texas
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
- 1927 establishments in Texas
- History of women in Texas
- Texas Registered Historic Place stubs