Georgetown High School Building

Historical marker location:

507 E. University Ave., Georgetown, Texas

( 507 E. University Ave., Georgetown)

Marker installed: 1988

Built in 1923-24 on the original site of Southwestern University, this structure served as Georgetown High School for over fifty years. Designed by Austin architect Charles H. Page and exhibiting influences of the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture, the building features a Baroque entryway with cast stone detailing that includes motifs of shells, flowers, urns, and garlands. A gymnasium was added to the back of the building in the 1940s.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988.

educational buildings education design and construction Spanish Colonial Revival (architectural style)

Texas has been a major oil-producing state for over a century. The first big oil discovery in Texas was the Spindletop field near Beaumont in 1901, which set off a massive oil boom that transformed the state's economy and made Texas one of the wealthiest states in the country.