Details for Jarvis Christian College
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5499008966
Data
| Marker Number | 8966 |
| Atlas Number | 5499008966 |
| Marker Title | Jarvis Christian College |
| Index Entry | Jarvis Christian College |
| Address | 80 PR 7631 |
| City | Hawkins |
| County | Wood |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 295444 |
| UTM Northing | 3607463 |
| Subject Codes | schools; African American topics; Christian (Disciples of Christ) denominations |
| Marker Year | 1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | US 80, 1 mile east of Hawkins |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | In 1904 the Texas Negro Disciples of Christ joined with the Christian Women's Board of Missions (CWBM) to establish a school for Black youth. A campus, consisting of a 456-acre tract donated by Ida and J. J. Jarvis of Fort Worth in 1910 and 182 adjoining acres purchased by the CWBM, was created here in 1912. Jarvis Christian Institute opened in 1913 with 12 elementary students. It added courses for high school in 1914, junior college in 1927, senior college in 1937, and gained full accreditation in 1950. It remains affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). (1993) |