Marker Inscription
Founded 1856. Lost most of its male students to Confederate army in Civil War. In 1864-1865 building was used as an army hospital. Was site in 1867 for the lying-in-state of body of General Albert Sidney Johnston, who had lived near Houston. (A secretary of war, Republic of Texas; veteran of Black Hawk War, Texas Revolution, Mexican War; Gen. Johnston died in 1862 Civil War Battle of Shiloh.) Became Clopper Institute, 1881. In city school system, has been known as Central High and Sam Houston High School before use as school district headquarters.
About this site
Houston Academy is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 422 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 849 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7566, -95.3606 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is U.S. Customhouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Thomas William House, Jr., Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and Anderson, Clayton & Co..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010690. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
