The Very Heart of Friendswood
—1902-1949 —
As Quakers moved westward across America and the end of the 19th century, it was customary to construct an Academy to provide a site for worship and the education of their youth. Constructed by local men, using lumber they milled from trees downed in the Galveston 1900 storm, this two story structure served as their place of worship until 1949. The Academy also served as their school with all grades housed on the second floor until 1914. That year a two room schoolhouse was built across the street for grades 1-8. In 1939, all grades were moved to a new brick building on present day Spreading Oaks| HM Number | HM1U8X |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2012 |
| Placed By | Friendswood Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 9th, 2016 at 9:04am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 286748 N 3268499 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.52795000, -95.20043333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 31.677', W 95° 12.026' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 31' 40.62" N, 95° 12' 1.56" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 713, 281, 832 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 107 W Spreading Oaks Block, Friendswood TX 77546, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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