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

Crane High School

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1. Crane High School Marker

Inscription. On Sep. 30, 1947, the Crane Board of Trustees proposed $1,050,000 to build a new high school campus for the growing community. The board and Supt. L.L. Martin hired architect Sylvan Blum Haynes, noted for designing several other schools and residences and the Lubbock County Courthouse (1950). The Crane High School by architectural firm Haynes and Kirby was similar to Haynes’ previous design for the school in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This was Haynes’ final art deco design, a horizontal massing of buff brick with concrete ornamentation, featuring regular and grouped pilasters and a crenellated entrance tower. The new school opened in 1949.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2016

Erected 2016 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18392.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 30, 1947.

Location. 31° 23.65′ N, 102° 21.242′ W. Marker is in Crane, Texas, in Crane County. It is at the intersection of West 8th Street and South Mary Street, on the left when traveling west on West 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 W 8th St, Crane TX 79731, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Texas.

It is also in the American Southwest.

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 5 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Juan Cordona Lake (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Carey Crane (approx.

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¼ mile away); Crane County (approx. 7.6 miles away); Church and Fields Oil Discovery Well (approx. 7.6 miles away); Horse Head Crossing on the Pecos River (approx. 13.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Castle Mountain (was approx. 7.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), December 20, 2021

2. Crane High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,006 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.