Masonic Home Independent School District

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Masonic Home Independent School District
Established 1913
Grades K-12
Dissolved 2005
Merged into Fort Worth ISD
Location 3600 Wichita Street, Fort Worth, TX
Flag of the United States United States

Information School district for orphans, of notable historical interest
Website Masonic Home and School of Texas - History


The Masonic Home and School was a home for widows and orphans in what is now Fort Worth, Texas from 1889 to 2005. Staring in 1913, it had its own school system, the Masonic Home Independent School District.[1][2]

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[edit] Early History

In 1889, the Masons opened a home for widows and orphans of Masons. Later, widows moved elsewhere and the home was opened to non-Masonic orphans. On January 10, 1913, under laws passed in 1905 allowing orphanages to organize their own schools, the Texas State Board of Education created the Masonic Home Independent School District.[1][2]

[edit] Football glory

Its 1930s football teams are the subject a 2007 book by Jim Dent.[3]

[edit] Later Years

The school closed in 2005 due to lack of funding. The school district merged with the Fort Worth Independent School District and the buildings and grounds were sold to a private developer.[2]



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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Neeley, Shirley, J.Closing of Masonic Home Independent School District, Texas Education Agency, retrieved 2008-04-10
  2. ^ a b c Masonic Home and School of Texas - History, retrieved 2008-04-10
  3. ^ Dent, Jim, Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football, 2007, ISBN 0312308728. Amazon.com, books.google.com, links retrieved 2008-04-10

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