Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Lockhart, TX
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N 29° 53.118 W 097° 40.407
14R E 628095 N 3306814
The Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Lockhart, built in 1856, is reputed to be the oldest Protestant Church still in use in Texas.
Waymark Code: WMX08Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2017
Views: 1
Texas Historic Sites Atlas
This small, one-story masonry structure has simple Gothic trim and utilizes the basic plan of an entrance vestibule and central nave. The nave is contained in a main rectangular block with pitched roof and at the west end is attached a smaller block with pitched roof forming the entrance foyer. A steeple that originally crowned the building on the main facade, refined the proportions of the church, but this bell tower was later removed. A cyclone in 1879, which weakened the tower, probably prompted its removal.
Street address:
117 N. Church Street
Lockhart, TX USA
78644
County / Borough / Parish: Caldwell County
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Religion
Current function: Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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