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First Episcopal church in Hamilton County. Services were begun 1868 in home of Mrs. E. D. Bell, 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
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church is a historical marker in Hamilton, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7038, -98.1243 near Hamilton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Hamilton, Manning-Gordon-Henderson House, and Hamilton County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5193006375. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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