Thomas Jefferson High School

Thomas Jefferson High School was constructed between 1930 and 1932 on over 30 acres of land on the northwest side of San Antonio, Texas. It was designed by the architecture firm Adams & Adams in the Spanish Moorish style. It was built around two courtyards and a large silver domed tower and sub-tower. The interior is elaborately decorated, with several areas of painted ornamental plaster, as well as thousands of decorative ceiling tiles. In 1983 Jefferson High was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1995, it was included in the Local Historic District by the City of San Antonio.

EverGreene was retained by Rogers-O’Brien Construction to replicate approximately 15,000 historic ceiling tiles throughout the school’s auditorium, library, and corridors. Replication was required to replace tiles that were damaged, deteriorated, or no longer structurally sound. EverGreene’s design department carefully documented and precisely recreated each historic tile design to ensure accuracy and visual continuity.

In addition to the ceiling tile replication, EverGreene restored the decorative finishes in both the auditorium and the school library. Friable paint was carefully readhered and consolidated to stabilize the historic surfaces, followed by dry cleaning of the entire area. Where finishes had been lost, they were meticulously replicated to match the original appearance.