Williams Creek School
Stonewall vicinity, Gillespie County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Established to serve the rural Albert community, the Williams Creek School, also known as the Albert School, began in 1890-91 near the creek. In 1897, trustees approved construction of a stone schoolhouse at this site. They enlarged the school to two rooms in 1922, constructing a frame addition clad in brick-faced metal siding. A dogtrot separates the two main rooms, and the original bell tower became a central feature. For one year, the young Lyndon Baines Johnson, an area native, attended the school, which merged with Stonewall in 1950, and the building has since provided space for a community club, which meets regularly, as well as other local events. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The Williams Creek School—also called the Albert School—began around 1890 to serve the rural Albert community, moving into a stone building in 1897 and growing to two rooms by 1922, its dogtrot and bell tower marking a classic Texas country schoolhouse. For one year a young Lyndon Baines Johnson, an area native, was among its pupils. After merging with Stonewall in 1950, the building lived on as a community meeting hall.
Why it matters
A one-room country school that briefly taught a future U.S. president shows how rural education shaped generations of Texans, including one who would reshape the nation.
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