0 5 - 9 5 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁E anes ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁one - room ▁frame ▁structure ▁on ▁this ▁adjacent ▁ 2 - acre ▁tract ▁given ▁by ▁William ▁and ▁Soph ia ▁Te ague . ▁It iner ant ▁Minister s ▁conducted ▁worship ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁School house , ▁and ▁a ▁community ▁c emetery ▁was ▁located ▁nearby . ▁E anes ▁Chap el , ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁by ▁University ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Austin , ▁ere cted ▁a ▁stone ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁for ▁class rooms . ▁The ▁E anes ▁Independent ▁School ▁District , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁is ▁now ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁a ▁modern ▁educational ▁complex ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ▁Stud ents .” ▁ ▁Qu ote ▁from ▁a ▁pla que ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁E anes ▁Element ary ▁Camp us . ▁ ▁“ The ▁year ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁waters hed ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁E anes ▁community ▁because ▁that ▁year ▁county ▁officials ▁decided ▁to ▁close ▁down ▁the ▁county ’ s ▁school ▁system . ▁E anes ▁residents ▁faced ▁two ▁alternatives . ▁They ▁could ▁vote ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Austin ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁or ▁they ▁could ▁go ▁it ▁alone ▁and ▁establish ▁their ▁own ▁system … the ▁vot ers , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2