Marker Number |
1609 |
Atlas Number |
5439001609 |
Marker Title |
First Baptist Church of Arlington |
Index Entry |
First Baptist Church of Arlington |
Address |
300 S. Center St. |
City |
Arlington |
County |
Tarrant |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
677362 |
UTM Northing |
3623454 |
Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
Marker Year |
1982 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
300 S. Center St., Arlington |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
Marker Text |
In the 1870s this church was organized at Johnson Station, an early Tarrant County settlement and stagecoach stop. In 1876 the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line through the area and founded Arlington. The church and other institutions moved to the new town. Worship services were held at several meeting sites before the congregation built a sanctuary at Pecan and Abram Streets in 1917. That Church building burned in 1944, and an auditorium was constructed on South Center Street in 1947. A new sanctuary at this location was added in 1959. (1982) |