Thomas Jefferson High School

Fall of 1930 to help ease the crowded conditions in San Antonio's two existing High Schools. Despite public protest at the expense involved, the project was completed in January 1932. Designed by the San Antonio architectural firm of Adams and Adams, Thomas Jefferson High School is built around two large patios with a tower and sub-tower. It features an elaborate Baroque entry, a Red Spanish tile roof, wrought iron balconies, and the school's coat of arms cast in stone on the four sides of the tower dome. It was the first San Antonio High School to have tile floors and the first to have its own Gymnasium. Thomas Jefferson High School, whose name was chosen by the students, opened its doors on Feb. 1, 1932, and had an initial enrollment of 1400. Over the years, both the school building and the student body have received national and international recognition in newspapers, magazines, and films. The school has produced numerous outstanding Alumni in the fields of Government, the military, communications, education, athletics, the medical and legal professions, business, and fine arts.

Thomas Jefferson High School is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4652, -98.5381 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wesley Peacock House (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sunshine Ranch, Buckeye Park Gate, and Marianist. Society of Mary.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029005470. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.