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Held early services in hall put up by Wm. Balch, who in 1851 founded Alvarado. First church built 1866, burned 1885. This Victorian building with spire and lancet windows, 1886-1887 annexes 1940, 1950, 1960. Still has original bell. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
First Methodist Church is a historical marker in Alvarado, Johnson County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Johnson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 139 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4051, -97.2122 near Alvarado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alvarado Masonic Lodge No. 314 A.F. & A.M. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Outlaws Benjamin Bickerstaff and Josiah Thompson, Alvarado, and Site of Alvarado School, Church and Union Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5251001741. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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