Winning[2] thoroughbred trainer Max Hirsch began his career on Morris Ranch and attended classes in the schoolhouse.

The schoolhouse was originally part of the larger Morris Ranch, which was established in 1856 for horse breeding.

[5] The 1893 schoolhouse was designed by San Antonio architect Alfred Giles in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of native limestone.

[11] The one-story schoolhouse was designed in a Cruciform shape, an architectural style named for its resemblance to a cross.

The middle center section is topped by a bell tower and served as a church and community gathering hall.