Jarvis Christian University

1912 establishments in TexasEducation in Wood County, TexasHistorically black universities and colleges in TexasJarvis Christian UniversityPrivate universities and colleges in Texas ... and 4 more

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Jarvis Christian University (JCU) is a private historically black Christian college in Wood County, Texas. It was founded in 1912. It had a total undergraduate enrollment of 867 in the fall of 2019. During the 2022-2023 academic year, Jarvis Christian College was renamed Jarvis Christian University and it began offering graduate programs the following year.

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Jarvis Christian University
Private Road 7631,

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Jarvis Christian College

Private Road 7631
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The Florence Robinson Cottage, also known as the Florence Robinson Building and the Alumni Heritage House, is a structure on the National Register of Historic Places located in Wood County, Texas on the campus of Jarvis Christian University outside Hawkins, Texas. The cottage is in the Modern Movement Style. Constructed in 1939-1941 and remodeled in 1976, the building is the only structure on the campus remaining from the eleven year presidency of Peter Clarence Washington at the institution. The building became the Alumni Heritage House in 1976. It was nominated for placement on the National Register of Historic Places in April, 2000, and installed on the registry in May of that year.

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