Details for First Methodist Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5203010157
Data
| Marker Number | 10157 |
| Atlas Number | 5203010157 |
| Marker Title | First Methodist Church |
| Index Entry | First Methodist Church |
| Address | 300 E. Houston St. |
| City | Marshall |
| County | Harrison |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 371803 |
| UTM Northing | 3601750 |
| Subject Codes | eccesiastical buildings; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Begun by Littleton Fowler, 1839. Job M. Baker, first pastor. Organized 1845. Built 1861 on site given by Wm. M. and Mary M. Johnston. Bricks hand-molded, beams hand-hewn. Gallery in north end for slave members. Munitions stored in basement during Civil War. Bell, given to Confederacy, replaced 1865 by one stolen from Federal Army. During World War I, this sold for metal. While pastor here, 1866, Dr. E. M. Marvin was elected bishop. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |