Cherry Spring School (Gillespie County, Texas)

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Cherry Spring School

| nrhp_type =

| image = CherrySpring1.JPG

| caption = Cherry Spring School

| location = 5973 RM 2323,
Cherry Spring, Texas

| designated_other1=rthl

| designated_other1_date=1988

| designated_other1_number=[http://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5171010017 10017]

| designated_other1_num_position=bottom

| coordinates = {{coord|30|27|50|N|98|56|54|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Texas#USA

| map_label = Cherry Spring School

| locmap_relief = yes

| built = {{Start date|1885}}

| architect =

| architecture =

| added = May 6, 2005

| area = {{convert|2|acre}}

| refnum = 05000389{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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Cherry Spring School is at 5973 Ranch to Market Road 2323 in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was consolidated with Fredericksburg Independent School District in 1962. The building is now used as a community center. The school was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1988.{{cite web|title=RTHL Cherry Spring School|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5171010017&site_name=Cherry%20Spring%20Schoolhouse&class=5000|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=December 23, 2012}} It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gillespie County, Texas on May 6, 2005.{{cite web|title=NRHP Cherry Spring School|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2005000389&site_name=Cherry%20Spring%20School&class=2001|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=December 23, 2012}}

The Cherry Spring School is part of the larger Cherry Mountain School Complex, which also includes Das Alte Schulhaus. The complex was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1992.{{cite web|title=Cherry Mountain School Complex|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5171010015&site_name=Cherry+Mountain+School+Complex&class=5000|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=December 24, 2012}} Das Alte Schulhaus, the Old Cherry Spring School, served the children of the community 1860–1878, before being converted for church services. The land had been donated by German nobleman Wilhelm Marschall von Bieberstein. Das Alte Schulhaus was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1985.{{cite web|title=Das Alte Schoolhaus|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5171010016&site_name=Cherry+Spring+School&class=5000|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=December 24, 2012}}

From 1878 to 1885, classes for children of German immigrants were held in private homes. The second Cherry Spring School was built in 1885 on land donated by H. Bratherich. Teachers would often board with area residents. The end of each school year in May was a community celebratory event with baseball, barbecue, a play, and an oompah band.{{cite web |title=Cherry Spring School and Community Center |publisher=Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools |url=http://www.historicschools.org/cherryspring.htm |accessdate=December 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303172225/http://www.historicschools.org/cherryspring.htm |archivedate=March 3, 2013 }}