Historical Marker

Christ Episcopal Church

Jefferson · Marion County · Dedicated 1964 · THC Atlas #5315008022

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Marker Inscription

1868. Parish instituted 1860. Rev. E. G. Benners first resident clergyman (1869-1894). Gothic architecture, lancet windows, scroll beams. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964

About this site

Christ Episcopal Church is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7556, -94.3504 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Emmert, Alice (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Figures House, Schluter Home, and Presbyterian Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5315008022. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Christ Episcopal Church in Jefferson traces its parish origins to the 1850s and 1860s, an era when the town was a thriving river port. The Gothic-style church building, noted for its lancet windows and scroll beams, was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1964 and entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The state marker was erected in 1964.

Sources: hmdb.org jeffersonepiscopalchurch.org

📍 32.7556, -94.3504 · Jefferson, Marion County

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