Bellaire in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Convent of the Incarnate Word, 1931

Photographed by Alex Brogan, May 31, 2025

1. Convent of the Incarnate Word, 1931 Marker

Inscription. In 1927 Rev. Mother M. Scholastica bought 40 acres at Post Oak Road and Bissonnet to build a boarding school and convent. Ground was broken in 1931 for the four-story building. The property was sold in 1976, and today is home to The Episcopal High School.

Erected 2008 by Bellaire Arts Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 29° 42.794′ N, 95° 27.407′ W. Marker is in Bellaire, Texas, in Harris County. It is on Bissonnet Street 0.2 miles east of Loop Interstate 610, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bellaire TX 77401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Teas Nursery Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alfred J. Condit House, Damaged in 1915 Hurricane (approx. 0.6 miles away); Texan Capture of Mexican Dispatches (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bellaire Streetcar Line (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bellaire Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Home of Frank S. Henshaw, Jr., Mayor, 1933-1937 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bellaire

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(approx. one mile away); City of West University Place (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellaire.

Photographed by Alex Brogan, May 31, 2025

2. Convent of the Incarnate Word, 1931 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by Alex Brogan of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2025, by Alex Brogan of Houston, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.