1910 - St. Mary's Episcopal Church - Hillsboro, TX
N 32° 00.781 W 097° 07.389
14S E 677267 N 3543417
Begun in 1910 and completed in 1911, St. Mary's Episcopal Church is located at 200 N Abbott St, Hillsboro, TX. It is a Recorded Historic Texas Landmark, and also on the National Register of Historical Places.
Waymark Code: WMNFFZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2015
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A Texas Historical Marker provides some background on this church:
St. Mary's Mission was founded in the 1870s. On July 30, 1886, Bishop Alexander C. Garrett laid the cornerstone for the first church building, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1894. This building was completed in 1911, and St. Mary's became a parish in 1914. Featuring both Gothic Revival and Prairie School style influences, the structure is of brick construction with cast stone detail, a central entry porch, and a tower with battlements offset at the rear.
Regarding G.D. Tarlton, referenced on the cornerstone, he had a beautiful home not far from here, and it's still standing. Mr. Tarlton's last days weren't very happy. (
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