Killeen in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Avenue D School

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, November 19, 2017

1. Avenue D School Marker

Inscription. Constructed to replace an earlier brick schoolhouse destroyed by fire, the present Avenue D School was built in 1923. C.J. Leinbach of Dallas designed the three-story building, which features decorative stonework and separate entrances for girls and boys. Funds from the sale of advertising space on the auditorium curtains were used for interior furnishings. All grade levels were housed here until the 1940s when the Junior High School and High School were relocated.

Erected 1981 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 251.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 31° 7.271′ N, 97° 43.987′ W. Marker is in Killeen, Texas, in Bell County. It is at the intersection of North College Street and West Avenue D, on the right when traveling south on North College Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 N College St, Killeen TX 76541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oveta Culp Hobby and the Women's Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Killeen's First Brick School (within shouting distance of this marker); James H. "Screwdriver" Arnold (approx. ¼ mile away); Santa Fe Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); First National Bank of Killeen (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bethel Primitive Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away);

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Wednesday Review Club (approx. one mile away); City of Killeen (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Killeen.

Avenue D School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, November 19, 2017

2. Avenue D School

The view of the north side of the Avenue D School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 3, 2025

3. The view of the north side of the Avenue D School and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,317 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. 3. submitted on November 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.