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Replaced Hickory Grove School, organized 1840. Land was given to Graham Lodge No. 20, A.F. & A.M.; lodge built Masonic Academy in 1849, only school in the area. Texas Public School Act of 1875 caused academy to close, and property sale proceeds were given to Brenham public school. (1973)
Site of Masonic Academy is a historical marker in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1735, -96.3921 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Giddings-Wilkin House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brenham Fire Department, First Christian Church of Brenham, and Ross-Carroll House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008367. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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