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Masonic Home Independent School District

2005 disestablishments in TexasFormer school districts in TexasHistoric districts in TexasMasonic educational institutions in the United StatesNational Register of Historic Places in Fort Worth, Texas
School districts disestablished in 2005School districts in Fort Worth, TexasSchool districts in Tarrant County, Texas
Masonic Widows and Orphans District
Masonic Widows and Orphans District

The Masonic Home and School of Texas was a home for widows and orphans in what is now Fort Worth, Texas from 1889 to 2005. The first superintendent was Dr. Frank Rainey of Austin, Texas. Starting in 1913, it had its own school system, the Masonic Home Independent School District. Orphan Blake R. Van Leer was the only boy in 1909, went on to become president of Georgia Tech and civil rights advocate.The campus included buildings designed by architects Wiley G. Clarkson of Fort Worth and Herbert M. Greene of Dallas, and it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1992.

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Masonic Home Independent School District
Comanche Street, Fort Worth

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Comanche Street
76119 Fort Worth
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