Blackwell School
501 S. Abbott St., Marfa, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1889
EST. 1889
1889
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Blackwell School.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Blackwell School
The Blackwell School began in 1889 when a former Methodist church in Marfa became a segregated schoolhouse for children of Mexican descent. It served hundreds of Hispanic students through the ninth grade under a strict English-only policy enforced on campus. The school closed in 1965 when Marfa's schools were integrated, ending decades of segregated education.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Blackwell School
Education for local children of Mexican descent dates from 1889, when the former Methodist Church became a schoolhouse. The school, named for longtime principal Jesse Blackwell, served hundreds of Hispanic children up to ninth grade. Students were told to speak only English on campus; Spanish words written on slips of paper were buried on the grounds in a mock funeral ceremony. The school closed in 1965 with integration of Marfa schools. The building sat vacant until preservation efforts by the Blackwell School Alliance, formed in 2006. The one-story schoolhouse has a modified hip roof, front-gabled entry, and plastered 24-inch thick adobe walls on a stone foundation. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2010 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5507016572
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