Texas School for the Deaf — Austin

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Sun azimuth: 315°   Sun altitude: 45°   Z factor: 1   Lidar opacity: 1
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Texas School for the Deaf — Austin

Historic School TX • Travis County County
Description
State residential school for deaf students; founded 1857, among the oldest continuously operating schools for the deaf in the United States.
Historical Notes
Established by the Texas Legislature in 1856; opened on South Congress Avenue before moving to the present 67-acre campus south of the river. Historic campus buildings reflect nineteenth- and twentieth-century institutional architecture; cornerstone of deaf education in Texas.
Status / Verification active — Verified

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