CARRS ESTABLISHED GIRL SCHOOL

In 1894 Carr-Burdette College was opened in Sherman by Oliver Anderson and Mattie F. Carr from Kentucky.  Their intentions were "to build a school for girls and leave it as a bequest to the Christian Church of Texas."

The school consisted of a two and a half story brick building on an eight-acre campus.  The first floor was for the "parlors" of the school, the living quarters of Mr. and Mrs. Carr and the dining rooms and kitchen.

The third floor was occupied by the department of music, art and "elocution," and the second floor was used as a dormitory for the girls.

The first catalogue of the college was published in 1894-95 and was entitled "Carr-Burdette Christian College, a Home and School for Girls!"  It was printed by Tom Bomar and Son, "The Neat Printer" of Sherman.

The catalogue contained information about the eight-acre campus and the number of fruit trees and raspberry, blackberry and grapevines on the tract.

It described the garden of the school a short distance from the campus that would supply the summer and fall vegetables for the college tables.

In the same description, it said; "Next year we hope to have a poultry yard to supply the college with chickens and eggs and if 15 good brethren will each donate a cow to the college, they will recognize when they visit us that our table fare is above that of the average boarding school."

The Carr's referred to the eight acre campus as The "Girls' Home". The college opened in 1894 in Sherman, Texas. Up until 1929, the enrollment and finances of Carr-Burdette College peaked, stabilized, and then began a slow decline. The college was closed in 1929. In 1939 the property was sold and the two brick buildings were razed.

The school was conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Carr until Mrs. Carr's death. It was then taken over by the Christian Churches of the state.