Austin, TX, United States
Austin High School, Rio Grande Campus. In Edwin Waller's 1893 plan for the City of Austin, two blocks were set aside for a school at Rio Grande and 12th Street, then called College Avenue. The Austin School Board in 1881 authorized the use of existing school facilities on the south block to house th
e primary grades 1-4, grammar school classes 5-7, and high school grades 8-11. Due to increased enrollment, the school board in 1916 built the John T. Allan Junior High School on the north block. In 1
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