Warren School
Why it's listed
Warren School is a brick school building in Warren, Tyler County, Texas, completed in 1935. Its east front has a long row of nine-over-nine windows on either side of an entry pavilion with Italian Renaissance Revival details, including fluted pilasters, Corinthian columns, an arch and stone date panels. Orange and cream brick form simple geometric patterns across the exterior. Steinman, Steinman & Golemon of Beaumont designed it, and Herman Weber Construction Company built it with federal public works funds. Classroom wings were added in 1936, giving the building its E-shaped plan. The school served students from several communities that merged into the Warren district, and its auditorium hosted school and community programs. The district stopped using it for classes in 1988, and it now holds stored furniture and materials. The building is recognized for its role in local education and for its architecture. Community members are raising funds to turn part of it into a community center.
Significance in brief: The school is significant under Criterion A for Education as the main school building for the Warren community and the districts that consolidated into it, built with Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works funds. Under Criterion C it is significant for its Italian Renaissance Revival detailing and its contrasting orange and cream brick design.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08000883, listed September 12, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 312 Co. Rd. 1515, Warren |
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| County | Tyler County |
| Listed | September 12, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000883 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1935-1958 |
| Architect / builder | Steinman, Steinman & Golemon/Herman Weber Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Education |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant and not in use as a school since 1988; used for school district storage. Many windows are missing glass and openings are boarded. The district and community are raising funds to convert at least part of it into a community center. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.61377, -94.41085 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08000883.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110002671
- This listing as JSON
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