Details for Duffau School
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5143011868
Data
Marker Number | 11868 |
Atlas Number | 5143011868 |
Marker Title | Duffau School |
Index Entry | Duffau School |
Address | |
City | Stephenville |
County | Erath |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 589243 |
UTM Northing | 3557125 |
Subject Codes | educational buildings; educational topics |
Marker Year | 1998 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 15 mi. S of Stephenville on US 281; 4 mi. E on FM 1824 to Duffau Store; .5 mi. S on FM 2481; at intersection of FM 2481 and FM 1824 |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | This schoolhouse was built by architect-contractor George Coleman of Stephenville in 1936 with the $4,700 insurance settlement received after an earlier school building burned. The simple one-story structure, built of brick veneer over frame construction, is topped by a hipped metal roof and features a shed-roof front porch entry. Heated with wood stoves and lighted with oil lamps, it served the community as a school until 1958, when the Duffau School was consolidated with schools in nearby Hico. The building was converted to a community center maintained by local citizens. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1998 |