Marker Inscription
Founded on counsel of the Reverend French McAfee; named in honor of a pioneer rancher, Barber Watkins Reynolds (d. 1882), the Reynolds Presbyterian Academy opened in 1898, with classes meeting in a vacant storehouse. A Richardsonian Romanesque-style building was finished and occupied 1899, and a dormitory added in 1907. Dramas, lectures, musicals drew patrons from a large region. In 1909, the school became a college; closed about 1915. Reynolds Presbyterian Orphanage used the plant in 1916-23. Site was sold and the fine masonry building razed in 1928. (1974)
About this site
Reynolds Presbyterian Academy, Site of is a historical marker in Albany, Shackelford County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Shackelford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7327, -99.2982 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trinity Episcopal Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Albany, Jacobs, H.C. House, and Ledbetter Salt Works, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5417004879. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
