Blackshear Elementary School

Opened in 1891 to provide free public education to African-American children in the community then known as Gregory Town, Blackshear Elementary School was known in earlier years as School no. 3, Gregory Town School and Gregory School. In 1936, it was named for Edward L. Blackshear (1862-1919), a 19th-century teacher and principal who left Austin in 1895 to become head of Prairie View College. Programs and facilities for Blackshear students, including the establishment of a school library in 1934, expanded as the number of students increased. Now serving an ethnically diverse population in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade classes, Blackshear is an important part of Austin's educational history. (2001)

Blackshear Elementary School is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 2001. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2667, -97.7220 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Olive Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Administration Building, Holy Cross Catholic Church and Community, and Tillotson College.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5453012825. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.