| Marker Number |
1492 |
| Atlas Number |
5497001492 |
| Marker Title |
Episcopal Mission of the Ascension |
| Index Entry |
Episcopal Mission of the Ascension |
| Address |
S. Church and Hale St. |
| City |
Decatur |
| County |
Wise |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
631968 |
| UTM Northing |
3677267 |
| Subject Codes |
eccesiastical buildings; missions; Episcopal denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
S. Church & Hale Streets, Decatur |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Oldest original church building in Decatur. Consecrated by great missionary bishop, the Rt. Rev. A. C. Garrett. Erected facing Main Street (2 blks. W. of square) in 1889. Known as "The Little Church with the Crosses", by 1912 it had deteriorated, but was restored and moved, facing Walnut Street. In 1940 building was sold, used as mattress factory, but rescued same year and moved here, with sanctuary placed symbolically to east, toward Jerusalem. |
