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

Bartlett Grammar School

Photographed By Keith Peterson, July 5, 2007

1. Bartlett Grammar School Marker

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By the early 1900s Bartlett had become the railroad center of a prosperous cotton growing region. In 1903 the Bartlett Independent School district was created. By 1906-07 the 5-room schoolhouse here proved inadequate to house the district's expanding student enrollment. Bartlett enlarged the district's tax base and passed a bond election. And in 1908-09 a new multi-wing brick building, designed by noted Austin architect A.O. Watson, was built here. When a new high school was erected in 1919, the facility at this site became an elementary/grammar school. The school closed in 1988.

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 314.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 30° 47.861′ N, 97° 25.863′ W. Marker is in Bartlett, Texas, in Bell County. Marker can be reached from Bell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 W Bell St, Bartlett TX 76511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Baptist Church of Bartlett (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Woman's Wednesday Club

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); City of Bartlett (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Bartlett (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Bartlett (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Booker T. Washington School (approx. 0.4 miles away); First National Bank of Bartlett (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Arie (Mount Ararat) Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bartlett.

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Photographed By Keith Peterson, July 5, 2007

2. Bartlett Grammar School

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,358 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.