Details for Site of New Braunfels Academy
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5091004840
Data
Marker Number | 4840 |
Atlas Number | 5091004840 |
Marker Title | Site of New Braunfels Academy |
Index Entry | New Braunfels Academy |
Address | 407 W. Mill St. |
City | New Braunfels |
County | Comal |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 584324 |
UTM Northing | 3285944 |
Subject Codes | educational topics |
Marker Year | 1965 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | corner of Mill & Academy across from Old New Braunfels High School |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and plate |
Marker Text | Site of New Braunfels Academy, the first tax-supported Texas school still existent. By act of the State Legislature (where it was called "a great question of law and public policy") the academy was incorporated in 1858 -- 18 years before the 1876 Texas Constitution provided for local taxation for school purposes. Erected 1900, this building of New Braunfels Academy now is tax office of the Independent School District. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. |