Site of Wesley School
FM 2502, near intersection with FM 332, Wesley, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1859
EST. 1859
1859
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Site of Wesley School.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Site of Wesley School
Wesley School was established to serve Czech immigrant families who settled the area beginning in 1859. Early instruction was organized through the Bohemian Slovakian Reading Club and area churches before successive school buildings were erected on the site from 1873 through 1931. The school served the rural Czech community until it closed and merged with Brenham schools in 1961.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Site of Wesley School
Czech immigrants came to this area in 1859 and renamed it Wesley community. Professor Josef Masik tutored children in his home. The Bohemian Slovakian Reading Club of Wesley provided the first area school building about 1863. School was taught in the Wesley Brethren Church, a larger facility, beginning in 1866. As the area grew, another structure was required in 1873 and again in 1898. The school relocated to a former store on this site in 1911. It became an eight-grade school in 1927. A new building was erected in 1931 as the population continued to grow, and the school served ten grades in 1949. Enrollment fell as people left rural areas for the city, and in 1953 the school again served eight grades. It was closed and merged with Brenham schools in 1961. The last Wesley School building on this site burned in 1962. (1999) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477012287
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