Stephen F. Austin Elementary School

Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
Stephen F. Austin School in 2012
Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
Location 319 Lipscomb St.,
Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates 32°44′28″N 97°19′57″W / 32.74111°N 97.33250°W / 32.74111; -97.33250Coordinates: 32°44′28″N 97°19′57″W / 32.74111°N 97.33250°W / 32.74111; -97.33250
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built 1892 (1892)
Architect Messer,Sanguinet & Messer; Sanguinet & Staats
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 83003160[1]
Added to NRHP March 10, 1983

Stephen F. Austin School is located on 319 Lipscomb Street in Fort Worth, Texas. Designed by the firm Messer, Sanguinet and Messer, the school opened in 1892 as the Sixth Ward School or the Broadway School. The two-story structure was built utilizing the Richardsonian Romanesque style popularized by the architect Henry Hobson Richardson. It was renamed The Stephen F. Austin Elementary School in 1904. In 1909 an addition was constructed on the north part of the building. The school closed in 1977. Williamson-Dickie Manuracturing Company purchased the building in 1980 and used it as its corporate headquarters.

It was added to the National Register in March 10, 1983.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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