North Side School
Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
After Arlington's North Side School at 433 North Center burned in 1909, this board and batten structure was built on the school grounds. Two grades met here for one term until a new brick building was erected. Contractor Joseph Crawley, who built this structure bought it and moved it to 304 South Pecan. It served as his office until 1924 when it became a storage shed. In 1977 Arlington's oldest existing schoolhouse was relocated here.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
After Arlington's North Side School burned in 1909, this modest board-and-batten building went up on the school grounds as a stopgap, housing two grades for a single term until a brick schoolhouse was ready. The contractor who built it, Joseph Crawley, then bought the little structure and moved it across town to serve as his office and later a storage shed. Recognized in 1977 as Arlington's oldest surviving schoolhouse, it was relocated once more to be preserved.
Why it matters
A humble, much-moved building becomes a rare physical link to the earliest days of public education in a city that would grow into a major North Texas metropolis.
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