{"nrhp_refnum":"05000418","name":"Pecan Creek School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3410 Pecan Creek Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fredericksburg","county":"Gillespie County","state":"TX","lat":30.38333500500005,"lon":-98.99537963599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural school complex on about three acres along Pecan Creek Road, roughly twelve miles northwest of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas. It has a 1916 frame schoolhouse with a 1936 pavilion, plus outbuildings and structures built in the 1930s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is significant under Criterion A in the area of Education at the local level. It has changed little since the school closed in 1955 and shows how rural education and community life worked in Gillespie County. The school also continued as a social gathering place after it stopped teaching.","narrative":"Pecan Creek School is a rural schoolhouse complex about twelve miles northwest of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas. The wood-framed schoolhouse, moved and rebuilt on this site in 1916, measures 32 by 20 feet and is clad in pressed metal. A large L-shaped pavilion with a stage and a shed addition were added in 1936. The grounds also hold a barbecue pit shelter, girls' and boys' privies, a 1934 rainwater cistern and a 1930s swing set. Inside, double desks bought in 1935, a globe and a 1938 map case remain in the single classroom. The school served a dispersed farming community until it was consolidated with the Fredericksburg school district on August 1, 1955. Its significance rests on its role in local education and its survival with little alteration. The Pecan Creek Community Club, organized in 1951, has continued to use the grounds for meetings, games and summer picnics.","period_of_significance":"1916-1955","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Used as a community clubhouse; the Pecan Creek Community Club maintains and uses the school facilities, and the privies are still in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.422992-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/9721/40972110/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05000418.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000418/cf30a1ec7b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000418/cf30a1ec7b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pecan_Creek_School1.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:Pecan_Creek_School1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972110","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecan_Creek_School_(Gillespie_County,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7158611"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/gillespie-county/pecan-creek-school-05000418/"}