Details for First Methodist Church of Valley Mills
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5035001774
Data
| Marker Number | 1774 |
| Atlas Number | 5035001774 |
| Marker Title | First Methodist Church of Valley Mills |
| Index Entry | First Methodist Church of Valley Mills |
| Address | 501 Ave. C (SH 6) |
| City | Valley Mills |
| County | Bosque |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 644946 |
| UTM Northing | 3503560 |
| Subject Codes | Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; eccesiastical buildings; churches |
| Marker Year | 1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | SH 6 at 5th Street |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Methodists in this area trace their history to the 1840s, when circuit-riding preachers began holding camp meetings on a nearby farm. In 1889, after the railroad caused Valley Mills to relocate south of the Bosque River, the Methodists built their first church, located in a residential area. In 1915 the congregation voted to move downtown. This brick structure, which features two inset temple-front entries with Ionic columns, was completed by 1916. Art glass windows, corbelled brickwork, and a pressed metal roof which simulates tile are also prominent. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991 |