Orange, TX, United States
Miss Laura Chandler's Private School. James M. Chandler was a Confederate veteran who brought his family to Texas after the Civil War. About 1890 he built a residence and several outbuildings, including a stable, on this property. In 1896, Chandler's daughter Laura began holding school classes in th
e room above the stable. In 1904, when she married Knox Herbert, this stable-schoolhouse was remodeled as a residence for the couple. Although the Herberts eventually moved from Orange, the structure
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