Details for Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5411004846
Data
| Marker Number | 4846 |
| Atlas Number | 5411004846 |
| Marker Title | Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College |
| Index Entry | Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College |
| Address | Route 16 |
| City | Cherokee |
| County | San Saba |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 528014 |
| UTM Northing | 3427191 |
| Subject Codes | educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Route 16, Cherokee. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Opened 1895 by noted educator Francis Marion Behrns. A 3-story native blue marble main hall and frame dormitory were built by interested local citizens. Courses included mathematics, natural sciences, Latin, oratory, commercial subjects, literature, psychology, music and painting. Character building was stressed. Its graduates led in teaching and other professions. After the Behrns School closed in 1903, buildings were used by Cherokee Junior College; after 1921 by public schools. In 1945 fire destroyed old main hall. |