Details for Site of University Training School - Central Texas College
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5349011643
Data
| Marker Number | 11643 |
| Atlas Number | 5349011643 |
| Marker Title | Site of University Training School - Central Texas College |
| Index Entry | University Training School - Central Texas College |
| Address | |
| City | Blooming Grove |
| County | Navarro |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 715889 |
| UTM Northing | 3552527 |
| Subject Codes | educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | On Grady St. at the corner of Fordyce St. and Grady Sts |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | In 1899, the Corsicana District of the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference established a college preparatory school. The following year, the University Training School opened at this site under the direction of the Rev. J. W. Adkisson, a respected Christian educator. In 1909, a junior college curriculum was added and the institution was renamed Central Texas College. The 15-acre campus included an ornate three-story Victorian main building. Although the school closed in 1912, it had a lasting impact on the development of educational systems in Blooming Grove. |