Marker Inscription
An Oak Lawn settler, the Rev. Marcus H. Cullum (1822 - 1885), preached in a grove on Turtle Creek until citizens built a school-church house here on site given by the Dickason-Sale family. At opening of that building, Sept. 20, 1874, the Rev. M. H. Cullum founded the Oak Lawn Methodist Episocopal Church, South. A larger building with spires was erected in 1889. The present structure was built 1911-15, and enlarged in 1928 and 1950. Church name has been altered by changes in national organization. Membership has grown from 20 in 1874 to more than 2,000.
About this site
Oaklawn United Methodist Church is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8087, -96.8086 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Lawn Methodist Episcopal Church, South (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Number 4 Hook and Ladder Company, Miller, John Hickman, and The Crossroads.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006803. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
