Details for Doss School

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010030

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Marker Number 10030
Atlas Number 5171010030
Marker Title Doss School
Index Entry Doss School
Address 14174 RR 783
City Doss
County Gillespie
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 487497
UTM Northing 3368015
Subject Codes schools; educational topics
Marker Year 1985
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Doss Community Center, SE corner RR 783 and RR 648. Marker is on E (front) entrance of 1905 limestone schoolhouse.
Private Property
Marker Condition
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text One of the state's few remaining rural school systems, Doss School began in 1884 on Doss-Spring Creek Road (3.5 mi. S). Ten years later, land at this site was donated by Tom Nixon, and a small frame structure was built. In 1905, a limestone schoolhouse was built, and in 1927 the present building was added. Over the years, the Onion Creek and Squaw Creek schools have merged with Doss, but the school has maintained its small student-teacher ratio. An important part of the Doss community, the school has played a significant role in the history of education in Gillespie County. (1985)

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