| Marker Number |
10040 |
| Atlas Number |
5171010040 |
| Marker Title |
Fredericksburg College Building |
| Index Entry |
Fredericksburg College Building |
| Address |
110 W. Travis St. |
| City |
Fredericksburg |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
512493 |
| UTM Northing |
3349782 |
| Subject Codes |
educational buildings; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; educational topics; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Fredericksburg Middle School campus, 300 Building, facing Travis St |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Early hall of higher learning, erected by the German Methodist Mission Conference of Texas and Louisiana (organized 1874 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South). Fredericksburg College at its peak had 250 students-- some from far away as Galveston. Many local boys walked 10 miles daily to obtain education here. The college operated only from 1876 to 1884. The hand-cut stone building has been used since by the public school district. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971 |
