Stephen F. Austin Elementary School

Stephen F. Austin School is located on 319 Lipscomb Street in Fort Worth, Texas. Designed by the firm Messer, Sanguinet and Messer, the school opened in 1892 as the Sixth Ward School or the Broadway School. The two-story structure was built utilizing the Richardsonian Romanesque style popularized by the architect Henry Hobson Richardson. It was renamed The Stephen F. Austin Elementary School in 1904. In 1909 an addition was constructed on the north part of the building. The school closed in 1977. Williamson-Dickie Manuracturing Company purchased the building in 1980 and used it as its corporate headquarters.

Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
Stephen F. Austin School in 2012
Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
Location319 Lipscomb St.,
Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates32°44′28″N 97°19′57″W
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
ArchitectMesser, Sanguinet & Messer; Sanguinet & Staats
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.83003160[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1983

It was added to the National Register on March 10, 1983.

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