| Marker Number |
1741 |
| Atlas Number |
5251001741 |
| Marker Title |
First Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
First Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Alvarado |
| County |
Johnson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
668105 |
| UTM Northing |
3586733 |
| Subject Codes |
eccesiastical buildings; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
301 South Spear Street, Alvarado |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 9" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text |
Held early services in hall put up by Wm. Balch, who in 1851 founded Alvarado. First church built 1866, burned 1885. This Victorian building with spire and lancet windows, 1886-1887 annexes 1940, 1950, 1960. Still has original bell. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |