First Presbyterian Church - Hillsboro, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 00.947 W 097° 06.388
14S E 678838 N 3543752
Unusual design, but lovely church building.
Waymark Code: WM1269B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2020
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Yellow brick church in a modified "A-frame". The roof isn't straight. It curves in for a unique design. The end of the building has a metal mural with a cross at the center.
Rootsweb
"Presbyterians were among the early settlers of Hill County, and the first church organized in the county was the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Peoria in 1854.
From 1854 until 1881 Cumberland Presbyterians in Hillsboro were served by itinerant preachers who held services in the old school house. Residents would at times ride out to Peoria to attend services, but there was no Cumberland Church in Hillsboro until April 15, 1881. On that date the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro was organized.
A lot at the corner of Church and Elm had been deeded to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in January, 1859 by W. R. Nunn of Tennessee. A white frame church was constructed on this lot in 1887, and it served until 1919 when the property was sold to Magnolia Petroleum Company.
A new brick Gothic church building at the southwest corner of Elm and New Streets was dedicated February 8, 1925. While the official name of the church remained Central Presbyterian, it was known to the community as Liberty Temple Presbyterian.
This building served until the current structure on Old Brandon Road was occupied for the first time March 17, 1974."