Marker Inscription
A hundred people--faculty and students of Add-Ran Christian University (situated 1876-1895 at Thorp Spring)--reached Waco by train and marched 3 miles to this site on Christmas Eve 1895. By invitation, Add-Ran began to operate that day in unfinished building of Waco Female College, which had given up its charter after functioning since 1857. Add-Ran in 1902 became Texas Christian University. The "Horned Frog" began publication. School spirit was high, but on March 22, 1910, fire destroyed the school. Financial inducements caused T.C.U. to rebuild in Fort Worth.
About this site
Texas Christian University, Old Site of is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5680, -97.1637 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Methodist Home, The (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Central Texas Baptist Sanitarium, Waco State Home, and Earle-Harrison House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309003811. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
