David Crocket School Abandonned....Dallas

[Gypsy Heart]

Threat: Abandonment 401 N. Carroll Street


Built in 1903 and designed by prominent architects Hubbell and Greene, the Romanesque Revival styled school is made of structural masonry tan colored brick with stone windows and trim. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its continual expansion- it is now three times its original size- while retaining its architectural integrity. The school was almost demolished in the 1980s, but was saved when Preservation Dallas (then Historic Preservation League) funded a study that convinced DISD to abandon their plans to demolish the building. The school finally closed its doors in 1989, making it Dallas’ oldest school in operation. At that time, DISD and the Dallas Parks and Recreation Board made an agreement to convert the school building into a community center. Instead, the building houses administrative offices for DISD. The DISD now plans to vacate the building, and have not planned for its future use. A vacant building with no plans for an occupant will allow the building to further deteriorate.

 

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[Tin Nugget]

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[Gypsy Heart]

So Tin, Were you able to hunt it?. It looks like a great place and I was hoping someone would be able to hunt the site.

 

[Tin Nugget]

I haven't yet. Have been by there a few times. Once it is empty I will hit it unless they fence it off. It dosen't sound like they are going to keep it standing so I will be jumping in there the first chance I get.

 

[Baggins]

Went by yesterday on my way to work.....cars in parking lot, but should be empty sat. Morning...I am gonn go by and hit it sometime in the a.m. Looks like it will be some great hunting!
Baggins

 

[Tin Nugget]

Baggins, you may want to wait untill Sunday if you can. I have been by there on a Saturday, not detecting, just scoping it out and there have been people in the building. Good Luck!

 

[Baggins]

Will drive by and give it a look...if there are people there, I always have a spot that was just scraped a day or two ago that had a house from 1921 sitting on it...and there is always that spot in Mckinney I saw on the news the other day....there was a 100 year old grain elevator that just burned and they are going to tear down...

 

[Noodle]

just curious ... what part of town this school is in? I lived in Oak Cliff on 9th St. in 1963, across from Adamson High (where I finished) and just down the road from you-know-who. Was wondering how far away from me this David Crocket school is.

Noodle

 

[Tin Nugget]

Noodle, click on aerial or hybrid and zoom out to get an idea of where it is. How are you and the Mr doing? I take it he has fully recovered?

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[Noodle]

Thanks, TN. Nope, cross town from me. Hubby's fully recovered and doing great. Thanks for asking! Don't forget to let us know when you finally hunt this spot. Another ole wonderful building coming down...

I once had a bricklayer come in and build a flooring for a woodburning stove. The bricks he used came from an old school that had been torn down. For months, I could smell the "school" smell permeating from those bricks.

Noodle