Tyler in Smith County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Butler College

Photographed by Randal B. Gilbert, December 12, 2015

1. Butler College Marker

Inscription. Rev. Cornelius Moses Butler and Trustees of the East Texas Baptist Association founded East Texas Baptist Academy in 1905. The Association was created to improve educational opportunities for African American youth in and around the City of Tyler. Rev. Butler served as the Academy’s first president until his death in 1924, at which time the institution’s name was changed to Butler College. The school transitioned to a Junior College and then a four year Liberal Arts College before reverting back to a Junior College in 1960. The Association voted to close the college in 1971 because of rising costs. A heritage building was built on the Butler College site in 1992.

Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15480.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 32° 20.408′ N, 95° 19.298′ W. Marker is in Tyler, Texas, in Smith County. It can be reached from Bellwood Road west of South Peach Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is at the rear entry of the D.C. Brown Heritage building, which sits about 100 yards south of Bellwood Road. There are brick entry wings

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at the street entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 Bellwood Road, Tyler TX 75701, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Smith County Rose Industry and the Tyler Rose Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away); History of the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Whitaker-McClendon House (approx. ¾ mile away); Site of Confederate Arms Factory (approx. one mile away); Chilton-Lipstate-Taylor House (approx. one mile away); Gary Elementary School (approx. one mile away); The Patterson Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tyler.

Butler College Marker and the D.C. Brown Heritage Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Randal B. Gilbert, December 12, 2015

2. Butler College Marker and the D.C. Brown Heritage Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2015, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,351 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2015, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.