1827 - 1886
Rebecca Jane Kilgore Stuart became principal of Live Oak Female Seminary in Washington County, Texas, in 1853. In 1854 she married Dr. George Clark Red and continued teaching. The Reds moved to Austin in 1876, and opened Stuart Female Seminary at 1212 East 9th Street. Rebecca continued teaching until nine days before her death in 1886. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Her heirs donated her property to the Presbyterian Synod of Texas in 1899. The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary was operated at that site from 1902 until 1907.| HM Number | HMHHS |
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| Marker Number | 15556 |
| Year Placed | 1988 |
| Placed By | The Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 5:32pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 621381 N 3351822 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.29205000, -97.73781667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 17.523', W 97° 44.269' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 17' 31.38" N, 97° 44' 16.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 512 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 100-198 W 27th St, Austin TX 78712, US |
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