Historical Marker
Tiemann School
Seguin, Guadalupe County · Texas
Erected 1990
The school began as relief for a crowded neighbor. It opened in 1903 to ease the load at Mill Creek School, and Edgar W. Bartholomae was its first teacher. Enrollment tells the story of the place: 82 pupils in 1905, 124 in 1934, and only 31 by 1945. The community was never much more than the school, a business and a few houses, which is all it consisted of in 1946. After the school joined the Seguin district in 1949 the village faded, and no sign of it appeared on the 1987 county highway map.
What the plaque says
Tiemann School Named for Theodore Tiemann, who sold one acre of land to the county school district for $5.00, Tiemann School provided educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities for citizens in this area. Beginning in 1903 as a one-room, one-teacher facility, the school eventually was enlarged to accommodate two teachers and many students. A gathering place for many community events, Tiemann School closed in 1943. Along with other area schools, it was annexed by the Seguin School System in 1949. (1990)
Where it stands
29.57631, -97.91271 · Directions
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