Marker Inscription
Area settlers built a log schoolhouse 1.5 miles south of here in 1871 along South Grape Creek. It was part of Luckenbach School Precinct No. 3 until 1889, when it was renamed Lower South Grape Creek and began to serve as District No. 21. The log schoolhouse was replaced with this structure in 1901. It is typical of early 1900s rural school buildings found in Texas' Hill Country. The stuccoed limestone building features an open plan and bell tower with a pyramidal roof. the school closed in 1960 and merged with the fredericksburg School District. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1994
About this site
Lower South Grape Creek School is a historical marker in Stonewall, Gillespie County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Gillespie County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 195 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2233, -98.7281 near Stonewall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Burg, Peter (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Smith, E. Kirby Smith, Unknown Graves #2, and Luckenbauch Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5171010073. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
