{"nrhp_refnum":"88001978","name":"English-German School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 E. Newman","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuero","county":"DeWitt County","state":"TX","lat":29.086051379000025,"lon":-97.29204068799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame former school building at 201 E. Newman in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, built in 1877 and later converted into a residence.","why_significant":"It is reputed to be Cuero's first school building, financed by the English-German School Association, where students were taught in both languages. It serves as a reminder of Cuero's German community and early educational efforts. The reviewer recommended acceptance under Criterion A for its role in the community's educational history.","narrative":"Built in 1877, this one-story frame building at 201 E. Newman in Cuero served as a school before becoming a home. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof with composition shingles, exposed rafter ends, double-hung wood windows with operable shutters, and a three-bay shed-roofed porch on the north side. The porch has been altered, and additions were made to the side and rear. The school is reputed to be Cuero's first, financed by the English-German School Association, and students were taught in both English and German. It stood in an area tied to the city's German community. Soon after the local school district was organized, the building passed to the Cuero school system. By 1911 Robert Mernitz had converted it into a residence, and family descendants later owned it. The building has since been moved to a residential neighborhood south of the central business district. It is valued as a reminder of the town's German heritage and early educational efforts.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; condition described as good, with porch changes and side and rear additions. The building has been moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.110442-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/9688/40968864/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001978.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968864","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000800"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dewitt-county/english-german-school-88001978/"}