[7] Hannibal and Eugene Pianta, an Italian immigrant and his son,[6] decorated the main entrance columns and balconies with cast-stone ornamentation.

[9] In 1938 the school had an armory, a cafeteria, a drill ground, two gymnasiums, and a theater.

[10] A music facility and the East Wing, a three-story addition, were built at a later time.

[7] Its Moorish/Spanish architecture make it a visually distinct element in what was the old Woodlawn district.

[12] In 1995, it was included in the Local Historic District by the City of San Antonio.

[17] The 1940 Twentieth Century Fox film High School used exteriors and back-projection footage shot at TJHS.