Granger in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Granger High School
Photographed by Keith Peterson
1. Granger High School Marker
Established in 1887, the Granger Common School District built three earlier school buildings (1887, 1906 and 1914) on this site before this structure was erected in 1924-25. A good example of institutional design of the period, the building features ornamentation of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, as exhibited in its Alamotif parapet, tile panels, cast-stone detailing at the parapet and entries, and an arched, ornamented main entry.
Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9101.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 30° 43.203′ N, 97° 26.209′ W. Marker is in Granger, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on N Colorado St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Granger TX 76530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Young House (approx. Ό mile away); Granger City Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brick Streets in Granger (approx. half a mile away); A. A. & Mary Spacek House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Granger Brethren Church
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Granger High School - Williamson County Historical Commission. (Submitted on March 12, 2018, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas.)
2. Historical Marker Application - The Portal to Texas History. (Submitted on March 12, 2018, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas.)
Photographed by Keith Peterson
2. Granger High School
1925
3. Granger High School, ca. 1925
[Granger High School Photograph #2], photograph, 1925; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth497013/m1/1/?q=granger%20high%20school: accessed March 12, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.
1926
4. Granger High School
[Granger High School Photograph #3], photograph, May 23, 1926; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth496978/m1/1/?q=granger%20high%20school: accessed March 12, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 3, 4. submitted on March 12, 2018, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
