Marker Number |
5062 |
Atlas Number |
5217005062 |
Marker Title |
St. Mary's Episcopal Church |
Index Entry |
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church |
Address |
200 North Abbott Street |
City |
Hillsboro |
County |
Hill |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
677303 |
UTM Northing |
3543413 |
Subject Codes |
eccesiastical buildings; Episcopal denomination; Gothic Revial (Architectural style); Praire School (Archictectural style); churches |
Marker Year |
1987 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
200 North Abbott Street, Hillsboro |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
16" x 12" |
Marker Text |
St. Mary's Mission was founded in the 1870s. On July 30, 1886, Bishop Alexander C. Garrett laid the cornerstone for the first church building, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1894. This building was completed in 1911, and St. Mary's became a parish in 1914. Featuring both Gothic revival and prairie school style influences, the structure is of brick construction with cast stone detail, a central entry porch, and a tower with battlements offset at the rear. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1987 |