Details for Site of Original Building_First Baptist Church
Historical Marker —
Atlas Number 5507013352
Data
Marker Number
13352
Atlas Number
5507013352
Marker Title
Site of Original Building_First Baptist Church
Index Entry
First Baptist Church, Site of Original Building
Address
E. Travis St.
City
San Antonio
County
Bexar
UTM Zone
14
UTM Easting
549625
UTM Northing
3255501
Subject Codes
Baptist denomination; churches
Marker Year
1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
No
Marker Location
SE corner Travis and Jefferson streets
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 28"
Marker Text
Organized Jan. 20, 1861, by Missionary Pastor, the Rev. John H. Thurmond. A two-story, 40' x 60' church of white limestone built 1872 to 1877 was the first permanent home. The parsonage adjoined. Services held here until 1905, when church moved to site at 4th and Taylor. (1967)