Palacios, Matagorda County
Founded in the 1920s, Palacios Colored School was the city's first school for African Americans. In 1931, materials from a razed building were used in a new two-room school on Humphrey Street. This building was moved to 8th Street and later expanded. The new Palacios Colored School opened on October 2, 1939. The cross-gabled floor plan features clapboard siding, three projecting wings and banks of 9-over-9 double-hung windows. Between 1940 and 1946, the student body grew from 37 to 81 students. When Palacios Independent School District integrated in 1963, the campus closed. Open for about 40 years, Palacios Colored School symbolized the African American community's struggle against racial inequality and their dedication to education. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2019