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Eanes School and Chapel

West Lake Hills, Travis County

Marker Text

A log cabin built on property of Robert Eanes (1805-95) in 1872 was the first Eanes school. In 1874 the school was moved to a one-room frame structure on this adjacent 2-acre tract given by William and Sophia Teague. Itinerant ministers conducted worship services in the schoolhouse, and a community cemetery was located near by. Eanes Chapel, organized in 1923 by University Presbyterian Church in Austin, erected a stone building in 1928. It was purchased in 1956 for classrooms. The Eanes Independent School District, created in 1958, is now (1975) a modern educational complex with over 1,800 students. (1975)

Marker Details

Address 4101 Bee Cave Rd.
Location Description Eanes Elementary School, SW corner Bee Cave Road and Camp Craft Road
Marker # 6469
Dedicated 1975
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code educational topics; churches
Latitude, Longitude 30.284711, -97.815706

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