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

Site of Evergreen School

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Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026

1. Site of Evergreen School Marker

Inscription.
School trustees Ernest Meyer, W. M. Krause and Otto Henkhaus purchased two acres here from August and Anna Seifert in 1897. The two-room frame Evergreen schoolhouse was built at this site and in 1903 an additional two acres were added to the property.

Evergreen School served the Henkhaus community and the surrounding area. It maintained a windmill powered water well and was heated with a wood burning stove. A principal and an assistant teacher lived in a teacherage adjacent to the school and taught grades 1-4 in one room and grades 5-8 in the other. The school averaged 60 students for its seven-month school term. In 1939 an eight-month school term was instituted and the eight grade held its first graduation exercise. The ninth grade was added in the 1940-41 school year. Funds to install electric lights at the school in 1940-41 were raised through community sponsored activities such as plays, dances, and volleyball and softball tournaments.

Overcrowded conditions at Evergreen School resulted in many of its students transferring to schools in the nearby communities of Moulton and Shiner during the 1940s. Evergreen School

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closed in the fall of 1951 and eventually the schoolhouse was razed.

Erected 1995 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4780.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 29° 30.25′ N, 97° 9.251′ W. Marker is in Henkhaus, Texas, in Lavaca County. It is on County Road 298 0.1 miles east of County Road 293, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2465 Co Rd 298, Shiner TX 77984, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sulphur Park (approx. 0.6 miles

Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026

2. Site of Evergreen School Marker

Looking west along Co Rd 298.

away); Ponton Family (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of Oak Grove School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Shiner Game and Fish Protective League (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of Bunjes School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Shiner Colored Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Shiner Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); All Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026

3. Site of Evergreen School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 29 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.