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Home Texas Grayson County Whitewright First Presbyterian Church and Manse
     

First Presbyterian Church and Manse

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Blanton and Walnut St., Whitewright, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 30' 48.61690999992", -96° 23' 43.14743999988"
 
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     On October 30, 1853, a Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in the home of Christopher Sears in nearby Lick Skillet (Pilot Grove). J. A. Zinn served as moderator, and T. E. Montgomery, J. D. Barbee, and J. T. Clark as first elders. The church established the Canaan and Sears Chapel congregations in the 1860s. Sears Chapel moved to Whitewright in 1883, built a sanctuary in 1899, and became First Presbyterian Church in 1907. This classical revival church building, erected by the congregation in 1930, features art glass windows and doors. The adjacent manse has provided housing for pastors since 1902. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1994

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

First Presbyterian Church and Manse Historical Marker Location Map, Whitewright, Texas