Barton Springs Baptist Church

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History of the St. Elmo Negro School in Austin, Texas forgotten.

St. Elmo Negro School started life out as St. Elmo School No. 2 in the St. Elmo School District in 1882. (St. Elmo School No. 2 was St. Elmo Negro School.) The school building was located in a church that was a wooden frame building constructed out of wood. African American students who were enrolled in the St. Elmo School District attended St. Elmo School No. 2 located at 2109 Goodrich Avenue in the Barton Hills neighborhood. Grades 1st through 8th were taught at this school. Both 9th grade and 10th grade were later added during the late 19th century. St. Elmo School No. 2 was a K-8 school overall.

St. Elmo Negro School along with the St. Elmo School District incorporated into Austin Independent School District in 1937. In 1938, the former St. Elmo Negro School became Barton Springs Baptist Church. In 1945, the Barton Springs Baptist Church burned down in a fire. 1946 is the year when the church was replaced with a wooden building that sits on cinder blocks today.

Both City of Austin and Barton Springs Baptist Church began preserving the cemetery and church building in 1993. During the same year the city of Austin zoned the church as historic. Barton Springs Baptist Church became an Austin Historical Landmark in 1993.

St. Elmo Negro School is one of the last few reminders of the former St. Elmo city and community. Today St. Elmo Negro School is under the entity of Barton Springs Baptist Church.

The location of St. Elmo Negro School is 2109 Goodrich Avenue, Austin, Texas, US 78704.

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Barton Springs - A third community grew up in 1865, southeast of the famous springs, settled by former slaves from the Goodrich Plantation. School was held at Barton Springs Baptist Church, established in 1870.

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https://www.austinjustice.org/post/2018-02-22-atxblackhistory-austins-freedmen-communities

Freedmen's settlements were independent rural communities of African-American landowners and land squatters that formed in the eastern half of Texas in the

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https://mixerrreviews.blogspot.com/2017/09/history-of-barton-springs-baptist.html

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http://www.austintxgensoc.org/cemeteries2/bartonsprings.php

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https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2375159/barton-springs-baptist-church-cemetery

AKA Goodrich Cemetery. The cemetery is located behind the church and apartment complex.

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http://www.austintxgensoc.org/cemeteries/barton-springs-baptist-church-cemetery/

aka Goodrich Cemetery Name Of Cemetery Barton Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Caretaker Barton Springs Heritage Association Location of Cemetery 2107 Goodrich Avenue, Austin, TX Driving Directions …

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https://youtu.be/q544Pasb9EA

Barton Springs Baptist Church began its use in 1866. A cemetery was plotted east of the church building. The cemetery is one of the first African-American ce...

10/07/2019

Family, we try to be very conscious of the language that I use regarding African people. A lot of such language has a colonial character(that is dates back to an era that treated human beings as property ) Instead of SLAVES we say enslaved or captives, I.E enslaved people or Descendents ...............................................................pls educate the people who record your history and your Family
Words matter.

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