| Marker Number |
9390 |
| Atlas Number |
5473009390 |
| Marker Title |
Highland Home School |
| Index Entry |
Highland Home School |
| Address |
12.2 miles north of Brookshire on FM 362, then west for 2 miles on Monaville Rd. (Richard Frey), then north for two miles on Cochran Rd. to Purvis Rd. |
| City |
Brookshire vicinity |
| County |
Waller |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
211245 |
| UTM Northing |
3322231 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
12.2 miles north of Brookshire on FM 362, then west for 2 miles on Monaville Rd. (Richard Frey), then north for two miles on Cochran Rd. to Purvis Rd., Brookshire vicinity |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
A small white frame schoolhouse, erected here in the 1890s, served families in this rural area until 1929. Initially called Boyd School for D. R. Boyd, on whose land it was built, it later became known as Highland Home School. Children in grades one through seven were taught by one teacher, and the schoolhouse also served as a community gathering place. As was the case with many early rural Texas schools, Highland Home School closed in 1929 after it was consolidated with the Waller Independent School District. |
