Marshall in Harrison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Marshall Hall
Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022
1. Marshall Hall Marker
Inscription.
Marshall Hall. . As part of a 1912 plan to build the College of Marshall (now East Texas Baptist University), Marshall Hall is the oldest building on campus. Marshall Hall was constructed on a high point of the former Van Zandt family plantation. Trustees of the college and Dr. William T. Tardy, a pastor of the First Baptist Church and an ardent supporter of the college, purchased 100 acres of land on January 27, 1912, from the K.M. Van Zandt family for $25,000. The trustees received the college charter from the State of Texas after a 1912 community effort to create a southern Baptist College in east Texas. Thurman C. Gardner, a Baptist training union leader, began his presidency of the college in 1913. Trustees M. Turney, W.T. Twyman, and M.P. McGee served on the building committee, while architect George Burnett of Waco designed Marshall Hall., Breaking ground on July 5, 1915, the Caddo Construction Company of Muskogee, Oklahoma, fulfilled the building contract. Completed in 1916, Marshall Hall included administrative offices, a gymnasium, laboratories, a library, classrooms, and a chapel-theater. Built with Jacobean-Tudor and neoclassical design elements, the four-story building was built to be "thoroughly modern and strictly fireproof". The Marshall Lodge No. 22 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons laid the building's cornerstone. The student body first occupied Marshall Hall in 1917 with the inaugural academic session of the College of Marshall. Marshall Hall underwent interior renovations in the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s, and remains a chief campus landmark and symbol of educational excellence. , Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2013
As part of a 1912 plan to build the College of Marshall (now East Texas Baptist University), Marshall Hall is the oldest building on campus. Marshall Hall was constructed on a high point of the former Van Zandt family plantation. Trustees of the college and Dr. William T. Tardy, a pastor of the First Baptist Church and an ardent supporter of the college, purchased 100 acres of land on January 27, 1912, from the K.M. Van Zandt family for $25,000. The trustees received the college charter from the State of Texas after a 1912 community effort to create a southern Baptist College in east Texas. Thurman C. Gardner, a Baptist training union leader, began his presidency of the college in 1913. Trustees M. Turney, W.T. Twyman, and M.P. McGee served on the building committee, while architect George Burnett of Waco designed Marshall Hall.
Breaking ground on July 5, 1915, the Caddo Construction Company of Muskogee, Oklahoma, fulfilled the building contract. Completed in 1916, Marshall Hall included administrative offices, a gymnasium, laboratories, a library, classrooms, and a chapel-theater. Built with Jacobean-Tudor and neoclassical design elements, the four-story building was built to be "thoroughly modern and strictly fireproof". The Marshall Lodge No. 22 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons laid the building's cornerstone. The student body first occupied Marshall Hall in 1917 with the inaugural academic session of the College of Marshall. Marshall Hall underwent interior renovations in the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s, and remains a chief campus landmark and symbol of educational excellence. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2013
Erected 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17692.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 27, 1912.
Location. 32° 33.359′ N,
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94° 22.398′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Texas, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of North Grove Street (Farm to Market Road 1997) and Rainey Street, on the left when traveling north on North Grove Street. The marker is located at the front entrance to Marshall Hall on the campus of the East Texas Baptist University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1209 North Grove Street, Marshall TX 75670, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Van Zandt Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); East Texas Baptist University (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away);
East Texas Baptist University originated as the College of Marshall, chartered in 1912 as a result of the work of W. T. Tardy. The charter was amended later to conform to requirements of the Education Board of the Baptist General Convention. Source: The Handbook of Texas
(Submitted on January 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022
3. The view of the steps to the Marshall Hall and Marker from the parking lot
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
