Kidd-Key College and Music Conservatory

Established in 1875 as North Texas Female College, a finishing school for young ladies, and operated by North Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Recharted 1919 as a junior college and music conservatory; renamed in memory of the famed educator, Mrs. Lucy Ann Kidd-Key, school president, 1888 to 1916. Educational program emphasized music, literature and the fine arts. Through its many students and excellent faculty, Kidd-Key exerted strong cultural influence on the Sherman area as well as much of the nation. Incise on back: Sherman City Council at the request of Sherman Kidd-Key Club

Kidd-Key College and Music Conservatory is a historical marker in Sherman, Grayson County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 144 historical markers documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6386, -96.6130 near Sherman. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Methodist Church of Sherman (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sherman Little Theater (The Sherman Community Players), Trinity United Presbyterian Church, and First Presbyterian Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5181007391. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.