Original Site of First Baptist Church of Austin

The Rev. R. H. Taliaferro of Kentucky organized the First Baptist Church in July 1847. Worship services were first held in the Capitol and later moved to a frame building at 12th and Lavaca. The congregation met in the 700 block of Congress Avenue until it built its first sanctuary at this site in 1857. The structure was remodeled in the 1880s. A larger brick church was constructed here in 1916. It was razed when the congregation moved to 9th and Trinity in 1970. Many governors, state officials, and prominent Austin families worshiped at this location. (1985)

Original Site of First Baptist Church of Austin is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1985. 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 30.2722, -97.7425 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Austin Daily Tribune Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Governor James Edward Ferguson_Governor Miriam A. Ferguson, Governor Elisha Marshall Pease, and Texas Governor's Mansion.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014191. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.