St. Mary's Church
N 31° 42.232 W 098° 07.508
14R E 582901 N 3507944
The state historic marker for St. Mary's Episcopal Church a block off the downtown square in Hamilton
Waymark Code: WMTRZ7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2017
Views: 4
Beautiful St. Mary's Episcopal Church is located at the corner of W Main and S. College St. one block off the square in Hamilton Texas
Marker Number: 6375
Marker Text:
First Episcopal church in Hamilton County. Services were begun 1868 in home of Mrs. E. D. Bell, by Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg; first bishop of Texas, who rode here horseback from Galveston.
Site given 1891 by Maj. C. W. Cotton. Building committee: S. D. Felt, J. L. Spurlin, E. R. Williams. Gothic architecture. Bell given by a St. Louis merchant.
Consecrated 1896 by Bishop A. C. Garrett. Rev. W. W. Patrick was the first rector.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
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