Marker Inscription
Education, Architecture
Historic Place
Old Nacogdoches University Building
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About this site
Old Nacogdoches University Building is a historic place in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 13 historic places documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6070, -94.6515 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nacogdoches University (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Nacogdoches University, Nacogdoches University, and Washington Square.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2071000956. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845, Nacogdoches University erected this two-story Greek Revival brick building in 1859, making it the only surviving building constructed for a university founded during the Republic of Texas. It served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War and now operates as a museum run by the Nacogdoches Federation of Women's Clubs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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