Christ Episcopal Church
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas
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
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Christ Episcopal Church in the riverport town of Jefferson was built in 1868, its parish instituted in 1860 and its first resident clergyman serving a quarter-century from 1869. Its Gothic architecture — lancet windows and scroll beams — reflects the ecclesiastical taste of a prosperous nineteenth-century East Texas community.
Why it matters
The church stands as a relic of Jefferson's boom years as a leading inland port, when a thriving town could raise a fashionable Gothic sanctuary.
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Related people
- · E. G. Benners
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