Details for Anderson Baptist Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5185008562
Data
| Marker Number | 8562 |
| Atlas Number | 5185008562 |
| Marker Title | Anderson Baptist Church |
| Index Entry | Anderson Baptist Church |
| Address | 300 Fanthorp Ave. |
| City | Anderson |
| County | Grimes |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 213454 |
| UTM Northing | 3376307 |
| Subject Codes | Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Organized November 11, 1844 Baptist General Convention of Texas organized here in 1848. Twenty-three of Texas thirty-four Baptist churches were represented. Present building was constructed with native rock by slave labor and finished in 1855. Burned February 6, 1955, and was restored, using original walls, and redecorated September 18, 1955. First Texas Baptist Woman's Missionary Society organized here in 1858. Sign and plaque given in memory of Carl H. and Effie Smith Bell |