Details for Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5255004472
Data
| Marker Number | 4472 |
| Atlas Number | 5255004472 |
| Marker Title | Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church |
| Index Entry | Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church |
| Address | |
| City | Kenedy |
| County | Karnes |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 612043 |
| UTM Northing | 3188098 |
| Subject Codes | eccesiastical buildings; churches; Greek Revival (Architectural style); design and construction; Episcopal denomination |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 309 S. 5th Street, Kenedy |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Episcopal worship services were held in Kenedy as early as 1899, though the congregation of St. Matthew's was not organized as a mission until 1913, by the Rev. Alfred R. S. Garden. Designed by Frank Corby, this was the only Episcopal church in the county when completed in 1916. The Gothic Revival style structure, in a Latin cross plan, features tall, narrow, pointed-arch windows, fabricated buttresses, and a side entry bay narthex. A crenelated tower was rebuilt with a gabled roof following damage in a 1942 hurricane. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1986 |