Original Site of First Methodist Church of Austin

Established in 1840 by the Rev. John Haynie (1786-1860), the First Methodist Church was Austin's second Protestant congregation. Services were held in temporary quarters until members erected their first meeting house in 1847 at this site, then the corner of Cedar Street and Congress Avenue. The Rev. Homer S. Thrall (1819-1894) was pastor when the small frame church was built. Thirty-five doctors from around the state met here January 17-19, 1853, to organize the Texas Medical Association. In 1854 the Methodists moved to a new brick church on the corner of Brazos and Mulberry (now 10th) Street. (1978)

Original Site of First Methodist Church of Austin is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2663, -97.7432 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hotel Provident & Heierman Bldg., Scarbrough Building, and Site of John Bremond & Company.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5453011783. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.