Montgomery Baptist Church Building
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N 30° 23.380 W 095° 41.845
15R E 240815 N 3365053
Located on Pond Street, this marker gives a brief history of a century old Gothic Revival style church building.
Waymark Code: WMAKXD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2011
Views: 11
Texas Historical Commission marker:
From the Atlas:
Index Entry: Montgomery Baptist Church Building
Address: Pond and Caroline St.
City: Montgomery
County: Montgomery
Subject Codes: Baptist denomination; churches; Georgian(sic) Revival (Architectural style)
Year Marker Erected: 1985
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location:
Marker Size: Medallion & Plate
Marker Number: 7889
Marker Text:
Baptists in Montgomery organized a fellowship in 1850 and purchased land at this site the same year. In 1853, the Rev. Thomas Chilton became the church's first full-time pastor. This vernacular Gothic revival sanctuary was constructed in 1902, during the pastorate of O. P. Stark, who is said to have designed the building himself. A 1918 storm destroyed the upper part of the steeple, and an education wing was added in the 1940s. The congregation met here for worship until 1979.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985
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