Tiemann School
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Named for Theodore Tiemann, who sold one acre of land to the county school district for $5.00, Tiemann School provided educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities for citizens in this area. Beginning in 1903 as a one-room, one-teacher facility, the school eventually was enlarged to accommodate two teachers and many students. A gathering place for many community events, Tiemann School closed in 1943. Along with other area schools, it was annexed by the Seguin School System in 1949. (1990)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Named for Theodore Tiemann, who sold the county an acre of land for five dollars, this Guadalupe County school opened in 1903 as a single room with one teacher. Growing enrollment soon required a second teacher, and the building doubled as a gathering place for community events until it closed in 1943. Along with neighboring schools, it was absorbed into the Seguin district in 1949.
Why it matters
It reflects the modest land gifts and local devotion that built and sustained rural public education across early twentieth-century Texas.
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