Details for First Presbyterian Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5395010923
Data
Marker Number | 10923 |
Atlas Number | 5395010923 |
Marker Title | First Presbyterian Church |
Index Entry | First Presbyterian Church |
Address | Beech and Barton |
City | Calvert |
County | Robertson |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 722240 |
UTM Northing | 3429932 |
Subject Codes | churches |
Marker Year | 1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Built at Sterling before Civil War, on land of Judge Robert Calvert, Texas legislator and descendant of Lord Baltimore (Maryland colonizer). Leaded glass in windows was imported. Other materials and labor were from Calvert's plantation. Calvert's heirs gave building to the church - then Cumberland Presbyterian. It was moved to Calvert 1868, remodeled 1877. Placed at this site in 1913. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 |