Cox Spring School RS

Cox Spring School RS Cox Springs School, established in 1885, is a one-room school located in Jonestown TX after it was moved from Lago Vista in 1941.

Cox Springs School Restoration Society is a non-profit restoring the 1928 building for educational and community use. Help Support the historical school restoration through GoFundMe
https://gofundme.com/f/cox-springs-school-restoration-society

Cox Springs School has been officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places — a milestone that follows mor...
04/01/2026

Cox Springs School has been officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places — a milestone that follows more than five years of research and a rigorous application process. It’s the only building on the north shore of Lake Travis with this significant designation.

A huge thank you to all our donors who made the restoration possible. Join us on September 26 for the unveiling of our new Texas and national historic markers and interpretive panels (details on the event coming soon.)

Here's a look at the school interior now, complete with the original blackboard and a unique collection of school desks ...
12/16/2025

Here's a look at the school interior now, complete with the original blackboard and a unique collection of school desks purchased throughout central Texas! Also shown is the "before" restoration photo from 2021

Before restoration and progress so far!
03/12/2025

Before restoration and progress so far!

Wayback Wednesday: Check out students through the years...first photo is from around 1924 at Lohman Ford & Sylvester For...
03/12/2025

Wayback Wednesday: Check out students through the years...first photo is from around 1924 at Lohman Ford & Sylvester Ford location (now Lago Vista) & group facing school is from 1949 at current Jonestown location

Please join us Saturday April 12, 2025 from 2pm-4pm for an open house at historic Cox Springs School to learn about rura...
03/05/2025

Please join us Saturday April 12, 2025 from 2pm-4pm for an open house at historic Cox Springs School to learn about rural education, see restoration work in progress for the 1928 school building, and enjoy free snacks!

We’ve made a lot of progress over the past year thanks to generous donations and volunteer work. Check out the before ph...
03/04/2025

We’ve made a lot of progress over the past year thanks to generous donations and volunteer work. Check out the before photo of the school front from June 2021 and now:
- 11 replica windows produced after originals were destroyed by vandals (3 installed so far)
- New, donated HVAC system installed
- Electricity added for the school (including boring under the road)
- Vintage heating stove restored & extensive interior woodwork restoration
- Site graded to improve water run-off
- Applied to the National Register of Historic Places
- Handicap access sidewalk and landing pad installed

In process:
- Window pane painting and installation
- Extensive interior repairs to sheetrock and woodwork
- Acquiring unique collection of vintage student desks
- Donor Wall with commemorative bricks for anyone donating over $500, plus our full listing of all donors. (There's still time to get your brick(s) added. Please visit https://www.coxspringsschool.com )

The extensive stabilization and exterior restoration work for Cox Springs School is now completed Please check out some...
11/14/2023

The extensive stabilization and exterior restoration work for Cox Springs School is now completed Please check out some before and after photos. Thank you for all the support so far!

Please join the Cox Springs School Restoration Society October 14, 2023 at Lucky Rabbit to help raise funds for the rest...
10/09/2023

Please join the Cox Springs School Restoration Society October 14, 2023 at Lucky Rabbit to help raise funds for the restoration of our historic one-room schoolhouse. Join us any time 4-9pm and enjoy good food, drinks, live music and great prizes through our raflle and silent auction!

The raffle includes over $1,500 worth of prizes: gift cards from local businesses, fitbits, liquor gift basket, Flat Creek wine & wine tasting tour, poker night out basket and more. $5 each ticket, 5 for $20, 30 for $100. Drawings for prizes start at 8:30pm at Lucky Rabbit Oct 14th. You do not need to be present to win.

The silent auction features memberships in Flat Creek Winery Estate Club, Lago Vista Brewing Beer Club, a Santa Barbara 5 night stay, couples face castings created by Oscar-winning makeup artist, Ranch Road Jewelry, and beautiful art from local artists.

Please visit our website to get all the details on what’s included in the raffle and silent auction plus how to bid on auction items and buy raffle ticket if you can’t join us in person.
https://www.coxspringsschool.com/fundraiser-at-lucky-rabbit/

LCRA and Pedernales Electric Cooperative representatives present a $25,000 grant to help restore the exterior of the his...
05/16/2022

LCRA and Pedernales Electric Cooperative representatives present a $25,000 grant to help restore the exterior of the historic Cox Springs School on May 16, 2016. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Pictured, from left to right, are: Darla Ekrut, The Hollows on Lake Travis marketing representative; Bill Nichols, volunteer; Warren Wright, The Hollows POA board member and facilities manager; Jeff Stahley, The Hollows POA board member; Resa Trent, Cox Springs School Restoration Society board member; Fisher Reynolds, LCRA chief of staff; Ed Tidwell, Lago Vista mayor; Steve Jones, Jonestown city administrator; Phil Wilson, LCRA general manager; Julie Parsley, PEC chief executive officer; Mark Ekrut, PEC board member; Carlos Dengo, Cox Springs School Restoration Society president; Terri Mirka, Cox Springs School Restoration Society board member; Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA Board member; John Jackson, Cox Springs School Restoration Society board member; Paul Johnson, Jonestown mayor; Tami Carlton, Cox Springs School Restoration Society vice president; Matt Carlton, WJE structural engineer; Sheila Nichols, Cox Springs School Restoration Society secretary; Steve Comstock, Cox Springs School Restoration Society board member; Caroline Porter, PEC community relations manager; Biff Picone, The Hollows POA board member; Susan Patten, LCRA Regional Affairs representative; Hondo Powell, LCRA Regional Affairs vice president; and Jared Fields, PEC public affairs representative.

Mayor Paul Johnson of Jonestown presented our president Carlos Dengo with a check for $5,000 from the Jonestown HOT fund...
01/19/2022

Mayor Paul Johnson of Jonestown presented our president Carlos Dengo with a check for $5,000 from the Jonestown HOT funds during the November garage sale. The City of Lago also donated $2,000. They're standing in front of a new fundraising thermometer with a new goal of $75K because generous donors helped us reach our initial $45K goal!

We participated in the Jonestown Community-wide garage sale November 2021 & raised nearly $1,500 from sales of fabulous ...
01/19/2022

We participated in the Jonestown Community-wide garage sale November 2021 & raised nearly $1,500 from sales of fabulous items donated by over 30 families!

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18725 Old Burnet Road
Jonestown, TX
78645

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