Historical MarkerCoronal Institute
San Marcos · Hays County · Dedicated 1969 · THC Atlas #5209010253
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Marker Inscription
Established 1868 by educator O. N. Hollingsworth. A private school, it was coeducational and offered military training to boys. So-named because it was a Coronal (crown) atop this hill. In 1870 the Rev. R. H. Belvin bought school, but sold it to the Methodist Church in 1876. First structure, of limestone, burned in 1890. A handsome, 3-story building soon replaced it. Hundreds of students attended institute, which helped pioneer education in southwest Texas. The Methodist Church closed school, 1918. It was sold, 1925, to San Marcos School District.
About this site
Coronal Institute is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8826, -97.9473 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Fort Street Presbyterian Church) (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church, Basil Dailey House, and Caldwell-Kone-Hyatt House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209010253. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
