Details for Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439004991
Data
| Marker Number | 4991 |
| Atlas Number | 5439004991 |
| Marker Title | Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Index Entry | Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Address | 2001 W. Seminary Dr. |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 655141 |
| UTM Northing | 3617519 |
| Subject Codes | Baptist denomination; educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | SW corner of James Ave. and W. Seminary Dr. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Chartered March 14, 1908, for graduate education in Christian ministries. Moved here in 1910 from Waco, Texas. Original 200-acre campus tract and first building, Fort Worth Hall, were gifts of people of Fort Worth. Control passed from Baptist General Convention of Texas to Southern Baptist Convention in 1925. First president (1908-14) was B.H. Carroll. Successors: L.R. Scarborough, 1914-42; E.D. Head, 1942-53; J. Howard Williams, 1953-58; Robert E. Naylor, 1958-. (1972) |