Marker Inscription
Forney's first schoolhouse was built here about 1868, and its first general store was built nearby by pioneer settler John C. McKellar in 1871. This building was erected by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938-39. Designed by WPA architect Hoke Smith, the Spanish Colonial revival style structure features a tile roof, multi-light windows, buff brick, and wrought iron and cast stone details. A high school was housed here until 1974 and a middle school until 1993. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1995
About this site
Forney High School Building is a historical marker in Forney, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Kaufman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 178 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7441, -96.4763 near Forney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Forney Independent School Dist. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William and Blanche Brooks House, McKellar House, and Moore, Dick P..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008518. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
