Early History
Founded by pioneer Texas educator William Belcher Seeley, it opened in 1886 at a facility located on East Houston Street near downtown. It had an enrollment of over seventy five students by the end of its first year. After two years, Seeley moved the school to a property located on the west side of San Pedro Park on North Flores Street. This new location permitted the school to use the park as a playground and drill field for the students, who also enjoyed the city swimming pool located near there. The Academy quickly attracted a talented faculty, including Isaac Joslin Cox who later became an historian on the faculty of Northwestern University. In 1891 the school received a state charter as a private, non-profit institution.
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