Details for Crownover Chapel
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5053009709
Data
| Marker Number | 9709 |
| Atlas Number | 5053009709 |
| Marker Title | Crownover Chapel |
| Index Entry | Crownover Chapel |
| Address | |
| City | Marble Falls |
| County | Burnet |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 568477 |
| UTM Northing | 3390103 |
| Subject Codes | eccesiastical buildings; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | take US Hwy. 281N approx. 2 mi. to FM 1855; then west on FM 1855 2 miles to Fairland Cemetery (chapel opposite cemetery) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Backbone Valley's first public building, started 1859 on 7-acre tract donated that year by heirs of settler Jefferson Barton. Finished 1870, chapel was named for the Rev. Arter Crownover (1810-76), whose preaching of Methodist faith opened its use. Building soon also housed a school. The nearby cemetery was in use by 1872. A school room was added but later removed. Chapel now bears original appearance, and is used as church and community center. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972 |