Whitt Seminary

In January 1880 the elders of the Christian Church at Whitt purchased five acres of land at this site to build a community school. The Whitt Seminary opened in 1881 in a two-story rock building. By 1885 Whitt was a thriving community of about 400 inhabitants with a number of businesses and a sincere interest in quality education. Seminary enrollment was between 175 and 200 students who came from local and surrounding communities and from as far away as the Oklahoma Territory. The Seminary educated elementary through high school students and included an academic department, a music department, and a commercial school. Music courses offered included piano, organ, guitar, violin, and voice. Other courses included bookkeeping, commercial law, writing, spelling, typing, trigonometry, history, English literature, astronomy, chemistry, and Latin. The Whitt Seminary served the community from 1881 until about 1900. The facility continued to be used as a Christian church until 1937, and then served as a site for community functions, family reunions, and annual Whitt homecomings. The original five acres, Whitt Seminary building and tabernacle were deeded to the Whitt Cemetery Association in 1976. (1991)

Whitt Seminary is a historical marker in Whitt, Parker County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9607, -98.0193 near Whitt. The nearest cataloged historic site is Whitt Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Whitt Cemetery, Brown Family Cemetery, and Rock Creek Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367005797. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.