Wynn Seale Junior High School
historic place
Wynn Seale Junior High School, a historic place in Nueces County, Texas, has a marker erected in 1986. The Corpus Christi Independent School District acquired the property in 1934, when it was outside the city limits. The school board named the facility for Edmund Wynn Seale, who passed away around 1934. Seale was president of Texas College of Arts and Industries in Kingsville and had been principal of Corpus Christi High School. This was the city's first school built specifically as a junior high. Partial federal funding came from the Public Works Administration. Construction began in 1935, designed by Hamon and Griffith, with Harry D. Payne consulting. Local architect Everett Elijah Hamon, who lived from 1885 to 1956, designed approximately 50 area schools. Wynn Seale was his largest project, costing $387,624. It opened in 1936 with a capacity for about 1,500 students. The brick-clad building features Spanish Colonial Revival styling. Its interior includes an 800-seat auditorium with gilded plaster reliefs, wrought iron balustrades, and etched glass light fixtures. Numerous additions and improvements have maintained its importance to local education. The school represents a significant effort in Corpus Christi's educational history.