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Mary Allen Seminary / College
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Mary Allen Seminary / College
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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A 4-story building is the last remaining attribute of a once lustrous campus. It strangely resembles the Addams' Family home. I'm not really sure how one would classify the architecture. Majority of the floors inside the building have collapsed, which makes poking around inside difficult.
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Type: Building
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: worth the trip
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asbestos
rust
unsafe flooring
Poison Ivy/Feral Cats
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Its very presence compared to everything else in the town is awesome and intriguing. It is very old, and has a very interesting history.
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gloves
head protection
long pants / sleeves
towelettes
change of clothes after trudging through poison ivy
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**Excerpts from historical plaque**
In 1886 the board of missions for Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, under the leadership of the group's secretary Rev. Richard Allen, began planning for the establishment of a black girls' school in Texas. After a statewide survey, they chose Crockett as the school site because of the area's large black population and because of a local black parochial school operated by the Rev. Samuel Fisher Tenny, pastor of the city's first Presbyterian church. The Rev. Allen's wife Mary, for whom the school was named, was instrumental in rising the organizational funds for the new seminary. Dr. Byrd R. Smith became the school's first black president in 1924 and initiated a period of growth which included the adoption of new programs and the admission of male students. Transferred to the Missionary General Baptists Convention of Texas in 1944, Mary Allen College became a 4-year liberal arts institution. In 1972, plagued by a series of legal and financial setbacks, the school closed. Once the site of a 12-building campus and the home of a noted academic program of quality education and religion, this site serves as a reminder of the proud heritage of Texas' black population.
--Incorporated in 1982
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According to a sign posted on the grounds from who knows how long ago, the building was going to be converted into a museum and heritage center.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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9 / 10 |
| Coolness |
8 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
7 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/20/2016 5:59 PM.
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on Dec 20 16 at 17:59, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Dec 20 16 at 17:59, Emperor Wang changed the following: Display Name
on May 26 14 at 8:18, Steed validated this location
on Jun 30 13 at 0:30, tiffers changed the following: Display Name, Hazards, Future Plans
on Jun 30 13 at 0:29, tiffers added some pictures to a gallery
on Jun 30 13 at 0:24, tiffers updated gallery Mary Allen College/Seminary : May 2013
on Jun 30 13 at 0:23, tiffers created a new gallery
on May 13 09 at 6:54, Steed validated this location
on May 13 09 at 1:28, corbenator made this location public
on May 13 09 at 1:15, Emperor Wang validated this location
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