Details for Live Oak Female Seminary
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008365
Data
| Marker Number | 8365 |
| Atlas Number | 5477008365 |
| Marker Title | Live Oak Female Seminary |
| Index Entry | Live Oak Female Seminary |
| Address | |
| City | Brenham |
| County | Washington |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 745913 |
| UTM Northing | 3353777 |
| Subject Codes | women, women's history topics; educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 9 mi. N of Brenham on SH 36, then 2.6 mi. E on FM 390, then 0.5 mi. N on CR 58 (Mayfair Ln.). |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Founded in 1853 by Presbyterian minister James W. Miller (1815-1888), Live Oak Female Seminary provided educational opportunities to female boarding students and male and female day students until 1888. Miller's sister-in-law, Rebecca Stuart Red, was principal until 1875, when she opened Stuart Female Seminary in Austin. Live Oak campus included the Miller home, "Oak Lodge," which housed classes on the second floor; dormitories; an auditorium; and a music conservatory. The Miller home was moved off the site and the last of the school buildings were razed in the 1970s. |