Peacock Military Academy

The original Peacock Military Academy was founded in 1894 in San Antonio by Wesley Peacock, a well-known educator and child psychologist. In 1930 Peacock opened a north Texas branch of the school at this site to provide military, academic, and physical education for young men in the first grade through junior college. Although the Dallas branch of the Peacock Military Academy went bankrupt and closed in 1934, its central administration building has been used as an educational facility since 1938.

Peacock Military Academy is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7735, -96.7011 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is W.W. Glover Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Buckner Memorial Park #2 includes Buckner Orphan, Congregation Agudus Achim, and Elmwood.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006813. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.