Lamar Junior High School

The McAllen School Board authorized construction of Lamar High School in 1938 through a bond election and funding from the Public Works Administration. Architect Marion Lee Waller’s original design used an L-shaped floor plan only one room deep, with east- and south-facing classrooms opening onto breezeways for maximum circulation before air conditioning. The school served as a high school for only five years until development of a new site, and the campus has continued as a junior high school with several additions. The two-story reinforced concrete and wood framed building was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, with a buff brick exterior, clay tile roof, and cast stone detailing.

McAllen, Texas · United States