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The Bartlett
Grammar/ High School
c. 1909
A.O. Watson, Architect
Bartlett, Texas
An
Abbreviated History
of the Bartlett School Building
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Vintage
photo of entrance with faculty and alumni
Photo courtesy Bartlett Activites Center |
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Bartlett
School teacher
Alice Jones
1956 photo courtesy Kathy Jones |
| Bartlett
outgrew its second school building and plans were made for a new building
to be built at the same location. When the time came to begin construction
on the new building, the old building first had to be moved. The contract
was let to move the old school to the southwest corner of the block
so that work could begin on the new building and classes could continue.
The architect for the building was A. O. Watson of Austin, and a local
contractor, Flick and Son, won the bid to build the school. |
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The
long sidewalk
Courtesy Bartlett Activities Center |
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Side
view of the school
Courtesy Bartlett Activities Center |
The
building, which was actually Bartlett’s third school building, was
completed in 1909 at a total cost of around $21,000. It was located
on a full city block and centered diagonally on that block. It featured
ten rooms, three offices, and an auditorium. It housed all grades
from 1909 until 1917, the elementary grades from 1917 through 1966,
and the primary grades from 1966 until 1988.
The doors of our building opened for classes the first time on September
13, 1909. Enrollment on opening day was 250 students and the faculty.
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The
Alpine High School (aka Alpine Grammar School) c. 1910
Architect A.O. Watson is said to have gone bankrupt building the DeWitt
Co. courthouse in Cuero, Texas.
TE Postcard Archive |
The
architect who designed our building, Arthur Osborne Watson, also designed
the school in Alpine, which was completed shortly after our school
was completed.
- James Persky, Author of A History of Bartlett City Schools.
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