First Presbyterian Church of Navasota
Navasota, Grimes County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized in 1866, drawing members from old church at Washington, Texas. First building, erected in 1876, was replaced in 1894 by this Victorian edifice finely crafted in the taste of its English builders. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Organized in 1866 with members drawn from the older congregation at nearby Washington, Texas, this church built its first home in 1876 and replaced it in 1894 with the finely crafted Victorian sanctuary shaped by the taste of its English builders. The congregation reflects the westward and southward movement of settlers who carried established faiths into a rebuilding post-Civil War Texas.
Why it matters
Its handsome Victorian architecture and English craftsmanship mark the cultural aspirations of a frontier-era Texas town coming into its own after the Civil War.
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