| Marker Number |
854 |
| Atlas Number |
5129000854 |
| Marker Title |
Church of St. John Baptist |
| Index Entry |
Church of Saint John Baptist |
| Address |
|
| City |
Clarendon |
| County |
Donley |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
327310 |
| UTM Northing |
3867791 |
| Subject Codes |
eccesiastical buildings; churches; Episcopal denomination |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
At intersection of 3rd & Parks, Clarendon |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Oldest church continuously in use (in earliest Episcopal parish) in the Texas Panhandle. The first services were held by the Rev. Mr. Townsend of Dallas Diocese in the J. B. McClelland Ranch house, Nov. 1877. On site given 1891 by Isaac W. Carhart, building was erected in 1893. A donor, Mrs. Elizabeth Goff of Philadelphia, chose the name. The church was consecrated April 24, 1893, by Bishop A. C. Garrett. First Vicar: the Rev. W. D. Sartwell, 1890-93. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1971 |
