{"nrhp_refnum":"05000388","name":"Rheingold School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"334 Rheingold School Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fredericksburg","county":"Gillespie County","state":"TX","lat":30.346955266000066,"lon":-98.68745097299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural school complex about fourteen miles northeast of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas, on a 5.50-acre site. It has an 1881 frame schoolhouse, an 1873 log and stone former school later used as a teacherage, and several 1930s support buildings and structures.","why_significant":"The complex is significant locally under Criterion A in the area of Education. It shows how a dispersed German-American farming community built and used its schools from 1873 until consolidation with Fredericksburg in 1949. The property has changed little since then and keeps a high degree of integrity. It also served as a social center for the community.","narrative":"Rheingold School is a rural school complex in eastern Gillespie County, about fourteen miles northeast of Fredericksburg. The 5.50-acre site holds a 20-by-36-foot frame schoolhouse built in 1881 by volunteers from the community, and an 1873 log and stone schoolhouse later enlarged and used as a teacherage. A pavilion, barbecue pit, cistern, well and privy date from the 1930s. The pavilion, built in 1936 by Max Hahne and neighbors, hosted the traditional end-of-year closing with a barbecue supper and dance. The school served a German-settled farming community known as Gold or Rheingold until it consolidated with the Fredericksburg school district in 1949. The grounds then became home to a community club and still host reunions, picnics and an annual Fourth of July celebration. The property is listed for its local importance in education and because it remains largely unaltered since its school years. The 1873 teacherage is no longer used because of its condition.","period_of_significance":"1873-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Used as a community clubhouse and gathering place; the 1873 teacherage is not in use because of its deteriorating condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.067724-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/9720/40972096/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05000388.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000388/8cb59395ba-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000388/8cb59395ba-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rheingoldschool1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rheingoldschool1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972096","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheingold_School_(Gillespie_County,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7320357"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/gillespie-county/rheingold-school-05000388/"}