| Marker Number |
9187 |
| Atlas Number |
5021009187 |
| Marker Title |
First Methodist Church of Smithville |
| Index Entry |
First Methodist Church of Smithville |
| Address |
400 Olive St. |
| City |
Smithville |
| County |
Bastrop |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
677290 |
| UTM Northing |
3321108 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; eccesiastical buildings; Gothic Revial (Architectural style); churches; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
corner of Olive and 4th St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Organized in 1888 by the Rev. H. M. Haynie and eight charter members, the Methodist congregation in Smithville met in the local school until a frame sanctuary was completed in 1893. A new brick structure was built in 1912-13. Following damage in a 1922 fire, it was rebuilt and enlarged. Exhibiting influences of the Gothic revival and Romanesque styles of architecture, the building features art glass windows, a zig-zag wall, and truncated tower. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988 |
