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 Tolar Tabernacle
N 32° 23.237 W 097° 55.268
14S E 601476 N 3583875
Texas Historical Marker at the Tolar Tabernacle, 104 Donley Ct, Tolar, TX, noting the prevalence and use of tabernacles throughout the American South, with some details about the construction and service of this one.
Waymark Code: WMY9KC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2018
Views: 3
Marker Number: 15946
Marker Text:
Tabernacles such as this one once served an important function in communities throughout Texas and the southern United States. Prior to the advent of air conditioning, a place to comfortably hold outdoor gatherings was essential during hot summer days. Tabernacles served not just as the locations for revivals and other religious meetings, but were also used for weddings, reunions, homecomings, fairs, picnics and other community events. Although simple in construction, the tabernacle was much more durable than its forerunner, the brush arbor, which required periodic building or repair.
The Tolar Tabernacle was constructed circa 1897, and churches within the community contributed to the cost of the construction. While the community as a whole built and owned the tabernacle, trustees selected from local church congregations were chosen to manage the Tabernacle Association. In 1904, Emma D. and J.P. Broughton sold the property on which the tabernacle stood to the association for the sum of $75.00. The open air structure consists of a rafter system supported by timber posts and sawed lumber cross members. A hip roof of corrugated metal in ribbed panels shelters the site.
Although the use of the Tolar Tabernacle has declined through the years, it is still used as the location for community fish fries, and the annual Tolar School homecoming has been held at the site since 1954.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2009
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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