Episcopalian Rectory - San Marcos, TX
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vhasler
N 29° 52.950 W 097° 56.617
14R E 602009 N 3306234
The two story home was built in in 1889 for use as rectory for St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church which used to be located across the street.
Waymark Code: WMK77G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2014
Views: 6
From the NRHP application, we learn that the house is an excellent example of the hybrid style created by the combination of Greek Revival and Victorian-period lines. A two-story, white frame home has a narrow, four-room (two upstairs, two downstairs) main part. Behind this part is a one-story dining room kitchen wing, which forms an ell filled in later with a bedroom and screened porch. The main gabled roof, with crossing hipped roof, is covered with corrugated metal.
Lot 5 of Block 15 was sold to the "Bishop and Standing Committee of the Missionary District of West Texas" for $550 in 1889. The sum would be roughly $14,200 today.
Due to hard times, the rectory was rented out to several families over the years until sold in 1940. When the NRHP application was submitted in 1983, it was still used as a residence. Today, the house is now offices for the Benchmark Insurance Group.
Street address:
225 W. Hopkins Street
San Marcos, TX USA
78666
County / Borough / Parish: Hays County
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Religion
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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