Details for Site of Alvarado School, Church and Union Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507015222
Data
| Marker Number | 15222 |
| Atlas Number | 5507015222 |
| Marker Title | Site of Alvarado School, Church and Union Building |
| Index Entry | Alvarado School, Church and Union Building, Site of |
| Address | 202 S. Cummings Dr. |
| City | Alvarado |
| County | Johnson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 667878 |
| UTM Northing | 3586850 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; educational topics; churches |
| Marker Year | 2004 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | In 1854, E.M. Heath petitioned for the formation of Johnson County. That year, William Balch gave this site for a school, church and union meeting-house. Residents constructed a one-room log building for a school and meeting space for Baptist, Methodist, Disciples of Christ and Cumberland Presbyterian congregations, as well as for county officials and community events. Here, people discussed many issues, including Johnson County's creation and Alvarado's incorporation. Officials continued meeting here after W.C. Wright, son of mayor J.H. Wright, and his wife, Mollie, built a home here in 1871. The property remains the site of a private residence. (2004) |