| Marker Number |
8178 |
| Atlas Number |
5287008178 |
| Marker Title |
Shorter Chapel, A. M. E. Church |
| Index Entry |
Shorter Chapel, A. M. E. Church |
| Address |
613 W. Houston St. |
| City |
Giddings |
| County |
Lee |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
698119 |
| UTM Northing |
3341390 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; African American topics; churches |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
613 W. Houston St. at Titus St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Organized in 1875, this was one of the first black churches in Giddings. The congregation was named for the Rev. James A. Shorter (1817-1887), ninth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Anthony Anderson (1843-1922), one of the founders of Shorter Chapel, provided lumber for the first church building. That structure was destroyed by a storm in 1915. Members now worship in the third building erected at this site. |
