Marker Number |
9403 |
Atlas Number |
5347009403 |
Marker Title |
Zion Hill First Baptist Church |
Index Entry |
Zion Hill First Baptist Church |
Address |
324 N. Lanana St. |
City |
Nacogdoches |
County |
Nacogdoches |
UTM Zone |
15 |
UTM Easting |
343584 |
UTM Northing |
3497832 |
Subject Codes |
African American topics; Baptist denomination; churches |
Marker Year |
1977 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
Corner of Boisdarc and Lanana streets. Marker reported missing Dec. 2017. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
Missing |
Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text |
The Rev. Lawson Reed organized this black Baptist congregation in 1879 and led the first worship services under a brush arbor. This structure, erected in 1914 on land purchased from John Schmidt, was the third church building occupied by the membership. Designed by the noted German-born architect Dietrich Antone Wilhelm Rulfs (1848-1926), it combines Victorian styling with Gothic Revival detailing. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977 |