Palm School
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Marker Text: When Edwin Waller platted Austin in 1839, he set aside this site for construction of an armory that would offer protection for the new capital of the Republic of Texas. In 1845 Texas joined the United States and the armory became a federal installation. By 1888 it was no longer in use and the United States government donated the land to the city of Austin as the site for a public school.
The Tenth Ward school building was completed here in 1892. One of the first Austin schools built after legislative authorization of city-operated school systems. Tenth Ward opened under the leadership of principal Florence Ralston Brooke (1858 - 1944), a native of England. The name of the school was changed in 1902 to honor Swante Palm (1815-1944), Sweden's former consul to the state of Texas and a prominent Austin resident and the University of Texas benefactor. Miss Brooke remained as principal until 1912 when she was transferred to Austin High School. In 1976, after 84 years of operation, Palm School was closed. Former students here include many of Austin's business, civic and professional leaders, and reflect the school's dramatic impact on the city's development. (1982) |
Marker No. 14906
Aluminum 27 x 42 Subject Marker
Geographic:
Location: Northwest corner of East Cesar Chavez Street & North I-35, Austin
Marker is inside Travis County Veterans Services building
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