| Marker Number |
4412 |
| Atlas Number |
5267004412 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Ivy Chapel and School |
| Index Entry |
Ivy Chapel and School |
| Address |
|
| City |
London |
| County |
Kimble |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
442946 |
| UTM Northing |
3379446 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; churches |
| Marker Year |
1996 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
3.3 mi. south of London on US 377, 5.4 mi. SE on FM 385, 1.8 miles west on CR 314 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
THE IVY COMMUNITY WAS NAMED FOR SAM, JACK AND BOB IVY, BROTHERS WHO MOVED TO KIMBLE COUNTY IN 1883. S. H. IVY DEEDED TWO ACRES OF LAND IN 1898 FOR A SCHOOL SITE AND A STRUCTURE WAS BUILT NEARBY. IN 1917 IVY DONATED ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND, AND A SCHOOLHOUSE WAS BUILT THAT YEAR. THE BUILDING ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY CHAPEL AND PREACHERS HELD SERVICES ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. THE BUILDING WAS THE SITE OF SOCIAL GATHERINGS, SUCH AS BOX SUPPERS, AND WAS USED AS A VOTING PLACE. ALTHOUGH IVY SCHOOL WAS CONSOLIDATED WITH NEARBY LONDON SCHOOL IN 1939, THE CHAPEL CONTINUES TO SERVE THE AREA. (1996) |
