{"nrhp_refnum":"05000865","name":"Red Schoolhouse, Old","other_names":["Trinity School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 W. San Jacinto","address_restricted":false,"city":"Trinity","county":"Trinity County","state":"TX","lat":30.94461808400007,"lon":-95.37575384699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, T-shaped load-bearing brick schoolhouse at 100 West San Jacinto Street in Trinity, Trinity County, Texas, completed about 1915 after construction began in 1912. It is known as Old Red and also as Trinity School.","why_significant":"The nomination argues for local significance in the area of Education under Criterion A. The building served Trinity's Anglo-American students for decades and conveys early and mid-twentieth century public schooling. It has had little alteration since its school use and was recently restored to its historic appearance.","narrative":"Old Red Schoolhouse is a two-story brick school at 100 West San Jacinto Street in Trinity, Texas. Construction began in 1912 and, after delays that local tradition links to the first contractor's bankruptcy, finished around 1915. Its T-shaped plan, thick load-bearing brick walls, ninety-one windows and metal shingle roof were meant to keep the building cool in the humid East Texas climate. The school served all grades for Trinity's Anglo-American students until a new high school opened beside it in 1928, then continued as a grammar school until it closed in 1993. It was painted yellow in the 1960s to match newer buildings. After the city and school trustees moved to demolish it in 1993, residents formed a committee, raised funds and restored it, repainting the brick red. Much original material survives, including wood floors, pressed metal ceilings and stairways. The building is valued locally as an intact example of early twentieth century education in Trinity.","period_of_significance":"1915-1955","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements/Prairie School","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Closed as a school in 1993, saved from demolition and restored; current function is listed as education-related.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.856931-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/9738/40973849/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05000865.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000865/3888df16b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000865/3888df16b8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Steven L. Driskell (SDriskell)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity-Old-Red-Schoolhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven L. Driskell (SDriskell)</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:Trinity-Old-Red-Schoolhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973849","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321356"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/trinity-county/red-schoolhouse-old-05000865/"}