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The Texas Pythian Home for children is called the ‘Castle on the Hill’. It was built with the architecture style of a castle due to the sponsorship of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal order established during the Civil War.
Pythian Home History. The Texas Pythian Home opened on March 1, 1909, as a home for widows and orphans of Knights of Pythias members. The Pythians made the decision to build the Home in Weatherford, Texas, due to the amount of land given as well as the support of the community.
The Crown Jewel of Texas Pythianism, the Texas Pythian Home is the Castle that Love Built. It provides a safe, warm, and loving place for children whose parents have found themselves in a dire situation where child rearing would be next to impossible.
This is a list of notable buildings of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization. Many of these are named, primarily or as an alternative, "Pythian Castles", and are built to resemble medieval castles, consistent with the theme of the Pythian order.
The Knights of Pythias Building is an historic three-story redbrick Knights of Pythias building located at 315 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. Also known as the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, it was built in 1901 on the site of an 1881 structure, the first Pythian Castle Hall ever built, which had burned earlier the same year.
13 sie 2010 · Pythian Castle: From Home to Fortress. KSMU | By Emma Wilson. Published August 13, 2010 at 10:30 AM CDT. Listen • 4:44. None. In its nearly 100 year history, one Springfield landmark has housed...
Texas Pythian Home. The Texas Pythian Home for children is called the ‘Castle on the Hill’. It was built with the architecture style of a castle due to the sponsorship of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal order established during the Civil War.
