Historical Marker

Sacred Heart Church

Palestine · Anderson County · Dedicated 1964 · THC Atlas #5001008806

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Marker Inscription

Successor to 1874 Church of St. Joseph, built on site given by International & Great Northern Railway, and destroyed by fire in 1890. This building of handmade brick was begun later that year; Nicholas J. Clayton of Galveston was the architect. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964

About this site

Sacred Heart Church is a historical marker in Palestine, Anderson County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 227 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7628, -95.6347 near Palestine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dilley, G. E., Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Redlands Hotel, Palestine Carnegie Library, and St. Mary's Academy, Site of.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5001008806. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Sacred Heart Church
Photo: Steve Groom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
📍 31.7628, -95.6347 · Palestine, Anderson County
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