Baylor Female College Site 1846-1886
by Connie Fox
Title
Baylor Female College Site 1846-1886
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Vintage Architecture And Universities Photo
Description
Arched brick entry wall, with four columns above, from an original building of what was known, for its first 40 years, as Baylor Female College. This backlit artifact of Texas history marks the historic site at Independence, Texas, of Baylor University, now co-ed and located in Waco, Texas.
Included are the archway and four tall columns above the archway wall. This brick segment appears to be the main entrance to the building, and quite possibly the original main entrance to the college itself.
I tried to imagine the women of that day who attended this college and walked through this entrance, taking important and unprecedented steps toward a more promising future. Who were they, I wondered. What would be their legacy?
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Description transcribed from nearby marker restored in 1967:
Columns of a building of old Baylor University. Outgrowth of efforts of Judge R.E.B. Baylor and others, chartered by Republic of Texas on Feb., 1845, opened 1846—Baylor is the oldest university in Texas operating under original name. Until moving (1886) to Belton and Waco, Baylor was located here for 40 years under Presidents H.L. Graves, R.C. Burleson, G.W. Baines (whose great grandson, Lyndon Baines Johnson became 36th U.S. president) and W.C. Crane.
These columns mark site of Baylor Female College. Men attended Baylor University on hill to the south, across the River Jordan. Restored 1952 by ex-students and friends under leadership of Baylor Historical Society.
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Copyright 2012-2013 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved. Please note that the watermark will not appear on your framed image or greeting card. Its purpose is to deter online theft, which can be traced. Nikon D80, hand-held using a Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 lens, ND filter, with available light. Signed vertical color photo, shot in late afternoon at Independence, Texas. Cropped at sides and top, with no special effects. Please see this gallery for more images of Baylor Female College, Independence, Texas, including one that focuses on the arched entrance.
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November 29th, 2013
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