Central School in El Paso
Escuela Central en la ciudad El Paso

Central School in El Paso

In 1884, it was built on the corner of Myrtle and Campbell streets and was called Central School. EPISD was home to the first public kindergarten class in Texas in 1893 at Central Elementary School. In 1885, the first high school was established and it was on the second floor of that same building. The subjects deemed critical, at that time, included mathematics, grammar and, at the top of the list, penmanship.

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

Reference ID: B1098

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Comments

Add a comment
Thank you for your comment

Report this entry

Choose the most important reason for this report

Your name

Your email address

Optional detail

Thank you for your report

More from the same community-collection

German History Happy Hour at EPMH

The audience listens to a presentation by Lisa Heinemann, a ...

German History Happy Hour at EPMH

Lisa Heinemann, a German volunteer at the El Paso Museum of ...

German History Happy Hour at EPMH

The image captures the buffet during the German History Happy ...

German History Happy Hour at EPMH

Two visitors are enjoying their food during the German History ...

German History Happy Hour at EPMH

The image captures the German History Happy Hour at the El Paso ...

German History Happy Hour at EPMH

The image captures the buffet during the German History Happy ...

Eugene Ford Receiving Retirement - El Paso, Texas

The scene shows Leona Washington's father, Eugene Ford (in suit ...

Exploring downtown

Exploring downtown

Camino Real hotel

Inside camino real hotel

Chihuahuas Game - El Paso, Texas

Having fun at the ballpark

Sofia

She loves to vacation in El Paso

Carrying supplies from the Mine and Smelter Supply Company

This man on a horse-drawn wagon was carrying supplies from the ...

B.H. and Amelia Aldridge stroll downtown in 1941

B.H. and Amelia Aldridge stroll downtown in this 1941 ...

Rosa Guerrero

Rosa Guerrero performing in downtown El Paso, Texas. Rosa ...

Rosa Guerrero

Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, ...

DIGIE

Construction begins on the Digital Wall in El Paso, Texas. ...

DIGIE

DIGIE--Construction begins on the Digital Wall in El Paso, ...

DIGIE

Construction begins on the Digital Wall in El Paso, Texas.

Digie

Construction of the Digital Wall in El Paso, Texas.

DIGIE

Construction begins on the Digital Wall in El Paso, Texas.

DIGIE

The Digital Wall construction in El Paso, Texas.

Passport Photograph

The image was taken by the Casaola Photograph Studio. It is a ...

Passport Photograph

The image was taken by the Casaola Photograph Studio. It is a ...

home.search_collection