Marker Number |
6375 |
Atlas Number |
5193006375 |
Marker Title |
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church |
Index Entry |
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church |
Address |
120 W. Main St. |
City |
Hamilton |
County |
Hamilton |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
582986 |
UTM Northing |
3507751 |
Subject Codes |
eccesiastical buildings; churches; Episcopal denomination; Gothic Revial (Architectural style) |
Marker Year |
1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
120 West Main Street, Hamilton |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion Only |
Marker Text |
First Episcopal church in Hamilton County. Services were begun 1868 in home of Mrs. E. D. Bell, Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg; first bishop of Texas, who rode here horseback from Galveston. Site given 1891 by Maj. C. W. Cotton. Building committee: S. D. Felt, J. L. Spurlin, E. R. Williams. Gothic architecture. Bell given by a St. Louis merchant. Consecrated 1896 by bishop A. C. Garrett. Rev. W. W. Patrick was the first rector. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1966 |