Details for Site of Masonic Academy
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008367
Data
| Marker Number | 8367 |
| Atlas Number | 5477008367 |
| Marker Title | Site of Masonic Academy |
| Index Entry | Masonic Academy, Site of |
| Address | Crockett St. |
| City | Brenham |
| County | Washington |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 751123 |
| UTM Northing | 3340881 |
| Subject Codes | fraternal organizations; schools; educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Crockett St., S side between Gay Hill and Independence streets |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Replaced Hickory Grove School, organized 1840. Land was given to Graham Lodge No. 20, A.F. & A.M.; lodge built Masonic Academy in 1849, only school in the area. Texas Public School Act of 1875 caused academy to close, and property sale proceeds were given to Brenham public school. (1973) |