| Marker Number |
553 |
| Atlas Number |
5123000553 |
| Marker Title |
Buchel Community and School |
| Index Entry |
Buchel Community and School |
| Address |
3353 Old Gonzales Rd. |
| City |
Cuero |
| County |
DeWitt |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
666317 |
| UTM Northing |
3226783 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; educational topics; settlements |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Cuero, US 183 N for 4.8 mi. then Old Gonzales Road (CR 160) W for 0.4 mi. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Permanent settlers arrived in this area of Texas as early as 1839. A post office was established in 1842, two years after the first school opened near this site. In 1894, Cuero merchant and banker Otto Buchel (1849-1909) gave land at this site for a community school. The first schoolhouse constructed here was known as Oak View. When a new building was completed in 1921, it was named in honor of Buchel. Although the Buchel School closed in 1950, the 1921 schoolhouse remained in use as a community center. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |
