Details for Waring Schoolhouse
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5259005719
Data
| Marker Number | 5719 |
| Atlas Number | 5259005719 |
| Marker Title | Waring Schoolhouse |
| Index Entry | Waring Schoolhouse |
| Address | |
| City | Waring |
| County | Kendall |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 518865 |
| UTM Northing | 3313528 |
| Subject Codes | educational buildings; educational topics; Irish immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 108 Avenue, Waring - from Comfort take IH-10 2 miles S, then FM 1621 5 miles E to Waring |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Anglo pioneers in a predominantly German-settled area built the west wing of this building in 1891. Land for this first public school was given by Robert Percival Maxwell Waring, a native of Ireland for whom the town had been named in 1888. Citizens volunteered labor, funds, and materials for the building, and paid their children's tuition of $1 to $1.50 per month. The east wing was added in 1903, and exterior braces were applied in the 1930s. The school closed in 1954. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986 |