| Marker Number |
3353 |
| Atlas Number |
5249003353 |
| Marker Title |
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Premont |
| Index Entry |
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Premont |
| Address |
248 SW 1st St. |
| City |
Premont |
| County |
Jim Wells |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
586386 |
| UTM Northing |
3026570 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
NE corner SW 1st and Bernice streets |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Development of Premont began in 1904; the post office opened on January 13, 1909. Visiting ministers occasionally held church services in a surveyors' and land agents' bunkhouse. About 1910, Methodists erected the town's first church, a 30' x 60' stucco chapel, sharing it with other faiths. Sometimes open also to secular gatherings, that building was used in 1943-44 by the public school system. In 1954 an educational annex was built and in 1956 the old church was razed and present sanctuary erected on the original site. (1975) |
