Sri Atmananda Memorial School (Texas)
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Sri Atmananda Memorial School was a private school that for sixteen years (1995–2011)[2] was located in a historic property in the Hancock neighborhood of Austin, Texas.[3] At the end it served grades K-12. Previously it only covered elementary school.
Perry Estate-St. Mary's Academy | |
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| Location | 701 E. 41st St Austin, Texas, USA |
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| Coordinates | 30°18′03″N 97°43′21″W / 30.30083°N 97.72250°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000874[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 2001 |
The founding director of the school was Pattye Henderson, whose family had previously owned the school site, a historic mansion and 10-acre (40,000 m2) campus at 4100 Red River Street in Austin, Texas, originally owned by cotton entrepreneur E.H. Perry and his family.
Campus history
editThe 10-acre (40,000 m2) campus location at 4100 Red River Street was owned by cotton entrepreneur E.H. Perry and his family in the early 20th century. In 1928 the family built a 10,800-square-foot (1,000 m2) home, featuring guest houses, a triangular elevator, a bowling alley, and a sunken garden. The home features a Mediterranean villa style that somewhat resembles buildings at the nearby University of Texas and backs onto Waller Creek.
In 1944 the Perry family moved to the Driskill Hotel and sold the home to Herman Heep. In 1948 the estate opened as a school for the first time, housing St. Mary's Academy for Girls, which had been founded in 1874 and moved from its historic downtown location. At that time a chapel, nun's quarters, and other buildings were added. In 1968, the coed Holy Cross High School replaced the girls' academy.[4] In 1974, the land was purchased by the Henderson family, who founded the private Perry School on the site. In the mid-1990s, the land passed to the Sri Atmananda Memorial School. The school closed in 2011 after the property was sold[2] to Clark Lyda, who went to high school on the property when it was the Christian Academy of Austin. The property was subsequently renovated and, in 2020, opened as the Commodore Perry Estate Hotel, operated by Auberge Resorts[5][6][7]
Folk singer Nanci Griffith attended Holy Cross High School[8] together with her friend, Margaret Mary Graham, the subject of Griffith's early song "There's a Light Beyond these Woods (Mary Margaret).[9]
Sri Atmananda Memorial School hosted the Fantastic Magic Camp in the summers of 1997, 1998 and 1999 [10][11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ "NRHP nomination form" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission.
- ^ a b Sandra Zaragosa, "Future of prime Hancock site unknown", Austin Business Journal, May 27, 2011.
- ^ Richard Whittaker, "Modern School Lessons: Reading, Writing, and Real Estate. The sale of a historic Central Austin estate puts private schools in jeopardy." Austin Chronicle, October 23, 2009.
- ^ Marlene Joseph Glade, "St. Mary's Academy, Austin", Handbook of Texas Online (accessed 2013-04-17).
- ^ Novak, Shonda (June 14, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Historic Austin estate to become boutique hotel". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Rambin, James (October 30, 2017). "A First Glimpse of the Commodore Perry Estate's Planned Boutique Hotel". Austin TOWERS.
- ^ https://aubergeresorts.com/commodoreperry/press/commodore-perry-estate-opening-spring-2020/
- ^ "Griffith, Nanci (1954—)", St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, January 1, 2000.
- ^ "Maggie", Austinnewsstory.com (accessed 2014-01-26).
- ^ "Advertisement". Austin American-Statesman. May 6, 1998. p. 27 – via newspapers.com.
All sessions are held on the campus of Sri Atmananda Memorial School; 4100 Red River; (Behind Hancock Center)
- ^ "Away At Camp: A Guide To The Getaways". Austin American-Statesman. February 21, 1999. pp. D6 – via newspapers.com.
The Magic Camp; 4100 Red River; Austin
- ^ "Why a Magic Camp?". Fantastic Magic Camp. Archived from the original on April 10, 2004.
For three years we enjoyed the beautiful indoor and outdoor facilities of the Sri Atmananda Memorial School campus at 4100 Red River in central Austin
- ^ "Magic Camp Schedule". Fantastic Magic Camp. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000.
Venue was not the Sri Atmananda Memorial School, therefore if the Sri Atmananda Memorial School hosted Magic Camp for three years (prev citation) it would have needed to have been in 1997
External links
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- Sri Atmananda Memorial School website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Holy Cross High School (site history)