No. 371 First United Methodist Church, Valley Mills, TX
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N 31° 39.535 W 097° 28.258
14R E 644964 N 3503645
Quick Description: The first Methodist Church of Valley Mills is located on SH 6 at 5th Street.
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 7/10/2008 7:28:20 PM
Waymark Code: WM45KA
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Long Description:
From the Texas Historical Marker: Methodists in this area trace
their history to the 1840s, when circuit-riding preachers began
holding camp meetings on a nearby farm. In 1889, after the railroad
caused Valley Mills to relocate south of the Bosque River, the
Methodists built their first church, located in a residential area.
In 1915 the congregation voted to move downtown. This brick
structure, which features two inset temple-front entries with Ionic
columns, was completed by 1916. Art glass windows, corbelled
brickwork, and a pressed metal roof which simulates tile are also
prominent.
Type of marker: Numbered
UMC Historic Site #: 371
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