McKinney Academy School
McKinney Academy School
McKinney #77
Louisiana and College Streets
McKinney, Texas
The McKinney Academy Association under the direction of George White sold shares for $10.00 per share in 1873 to raise enough money to build a school on the five acres set aside for a school that were on the corner of Louisiana and College Streets in McKinney. It opened in time for the first classes in 1874. The two-story building had two rooms downstairs and 2 rooms upstairs. The school was built at the total cost of $1,850 and was called the McKinney Academy School. Nathaniel Somerville was named principal and teacher. The school operated as a tuition school. McKinney was included on a list of Collin County schools in 1880. The teacher was Mrs. C. H. Hobbs.
In 1883 the city of McKinney purchased the Academy School from the McKinney Academy Association. The first free public school in McKinney opened there in 1883 and was called the Central Public School. In 1890 the school had 217 students. By 1901 there are 3 schools listed for District #77. They were all for Petersburg. McKinney itself was an ISD.
There has been a McKinney school at Louisiana and Colleges up to the present time. After the Central Public School, there was Boyd High School and L. A. Scott Junior High. They were replaced in 1959 by Caldwell Elementary School, which is still in use in 2020.
McKinney #77
Louisiana and College Streets
McKinney, Texas
The McKinney Academy Association under the direction of George White sold shares for $10.00 per share in 1873 to raise enough money to build a school on the five acres set aside for a school that were on the corner of Louisiana and College Streets in McKinney. It opened in time for the first classes in 1874. The two-story building had two rooms downstairs and 2 rooms upstairs. The school was built at the total cost of $1,850 and was called the McKinney Academy School. Nathaniel Somerville was named principal and teacher. The school operated as a tuition school. McKinney was included on a list of Collin County schools in 1880. The teacher was Mrs. C. H. Hobbs.
In 1883 the city of McKinney purchased the Academy School from the McKinney Academy Association. The first free public school in McKinney opened there in 1883 and was called the Central Public School. In 1890 the school had 217 students. By 1901 there are 3 schools listed for District #77. They were all for Petersburg. McKinney itself was an ISD.
There has been a McKinney school at Louisiana and Colleges up to the present time. After the Central Public School, there was Boyd High School and L. A. Scott Junior High. They were replaced in 1959 by Caldwell Elementary School, which is still in use in 2020.
