Sundance Square in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

St. Ignatius Academy Building

Photographed By Denise Boose, May 21, 2010

1. St. Ignatius Academy Building Marker

Inscription.

The first Catholic School in Fort Worth, St. Ignatius Academy was organized by the sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1885. The first classes were held in a house purchased from Jacob Smith. This four-story limestone structure, used for classrooms and a chapel, was completed in 1889. J.J. Kane designed the building, a good example of the Victorian institutional style. School classes were conducted here until 1962.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1962

Erected 1962 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4441.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 32° 44.92′ N, 97° 19.787′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Sundance Square. Marker is at the intersection of 12th Street and Throckmorton Street, on the left when traveling east on 12th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 12th St, Fort Worth TX 76102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Patrick's Cathedral (within shouting distance of this marker); John Peter Smith (about 400 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Hell's Half Acre (about 600 feet away); Flatiron Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Worth Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Worth Main Post Office Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ephraim Merrill Daggett (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

State Historical Survey Committee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Denise Boose, May 21, 2010

2. State Historical Survey Committee Marker

State Historical Survey Committee Entered in The National Register of Historical Places 1985

St. Ignatius Academy Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Denise Boose, May 21, 2010

3. St. Ignatius Academy Building

Markers are to left and right of the main entrance.

<i>St. Ignatius Academy, Fort Worth, Texas</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

4. St. Ignatius Academy, Fort Worth, Texas

circa 1925

5. St. Ignatius Academy, Fort Worth, Texas

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Denton, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 11, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 4, 5. submitted on November 17, 2015. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.