Marker Inscription
Organized New Year's Day, 1840, in the "Academy," an old building on the northwest corner of this intersection. Rev. John McCullough, church organizer, became pastor. Original building was finished 1843; present structure started 1872; completed 1889. Following its escape from the great fire of 1885, church housed classes from schools which had burned. It withstood various storms until it was heavily damaged by hurricane Carla, 1961; restored, 1962. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
About this site
First Presbyterian Church is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3047, -94.7887 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Galveston Seminary (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Andrews, Jackie, Private School, Old Galveston Customhouse, and Galveston Historical Foundation.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007444. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
