| Marker Number |
1697 |
| Atlas Number |
5427001697 |
| Marker Title |
First Chapel in Roma |
| Index Entry |
First Chapel in Roma |
| Address |
708 Estrella |
| City |
Roma |
| County |
Starr |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
498219 |
| UTM Northing |
2920769 |
| Subject Codes |
Roman Catholic denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
(Estrella and Lincoln Street, Roma), 708 Estrella, Roma. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Built by volunteer labor, on donated site, of contributed materials, about 1840. In the years before Oblate Fathers arrived (1853) and built church, some 500 confirmed persons had received sacraments in this chapel from secular priests who lived in Mier. |
