Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red

(1827-1886) Rebecca Jane Kilgore Stuart became principal of Live Oak Female Seminary in Washington County, Texas, in 1853. In 1854 she married Dr. George Clark Red and continued teaching. The Reds moved to Austin in 1876, and opened Stuart Female Seminary at 1212 East 9th Street. Rebecca continued teaching until nine days before her death in 1886. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Her heirs donated her property to the Presbyterian Synod of Texas in 1899. The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary was operated at that site from 1902 until 1907. (1988)

Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2921, -97.7378 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Campus (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Scottish Rite Dormitory, and All Saints' Episcopal Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015556. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.