Details for Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439004991

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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)

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