| Marker Number |
1609 |
| Atlas Number |
5439001609 |
| Marker Title |
First Baptist Church of Arlington |
| Index Entry |
First Baptist Church of Arlington |
| Address |
300 S. Center St. |
| City |
Arlington |
| County |
Tarrant |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
677362 |
| UTM Northing |
3623454 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1982 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
300 S. Center St., Arlington |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In the 1870s this church was organized at Johnson Station, an early Tarrant County settlement and stagecoach stop. In 1876 the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line through the area and founded Arlington. The church and other institutions moved to the new town. Worship services were held at several meeting sites before the congregation built a sanctuary at Pecan and Abram Streets in 1917. That Church building burned in 1944, and an auditorium was constructed on South Center Street in 1947. A new sanctuary at this location was added in 1959. (1982) |
