Langston School

San Felipe ISD operated a school for African American students for a short time in the 1930s and again from 1945-56. Langston School on De la Rosa street was named for Langston Hughes, notable writer of the Harlem Renaissance. San Felipe ISD bought the property in 1934 and built a two-room schoolhouse, consisting of one classroom and a smaller storeroom. Sparse records indicate no principal for Langston and one teacher at a time, who taught up to thirty students in grades one to eight. Those wishing to attend high school went to Del Rio’s Tarver School or as far as San Antonio or Houston. Langston school did have a parent-teacher association (PTA). As the school district integrated, Langston closed in 1957. (2013)

Langston School is a historical marker in Del Rio, Val Verde County, dedicated in 2013. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Val Verde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3630, -100.8857 near Del Rio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Camp Del Rio, Site of, Camp Michie, and U. S. Army Camel Corps.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017559. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.