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Cuero in DeWitt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Grace Episcopal Church

 
 
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Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 5, 2019
1. Grace Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription. Organized in 1874. First chapel was moved from Port Lavaca; present church, built 1889, was dedicated May 25, 1890, when the Rev. George Hinson was rector.

Gothic architecture with clapboard siding, walnut interior, cedar shingle roof.

Rectors have included Hudson Stuck (1892-94), reformer, child labor laws, and conqueror of Mt. McKinley, and Everett H. Jones (1927-30), later fourth bishop, Diocese of West Texas.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966


(Supplemental Plaque)
Grace Episcopal Church

has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the
Interior
1988

 
Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 2236.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1890.
 
Location. 29° 5.577′ N, 97° 17.41′ W. Marker is in Cuero, Texas, in DeWitt County. It is at the intersection of North Esplanade Street (U.S. 87/183) and East Live Oak Street, on the right when traveling north on North Esplanade Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this
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postal address: 102 East Live Oak Street, Cuero TX 77954, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Mark's Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Knights of Pythias Hall, Jewel Lodge No. 103 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General August C. Buchel (about 500 feet away); Old Chisholm Trail Centennial Monument (about 600 feet away); DeWitt County War Memorial (about 600 feet away); De Witt County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Proctor-Green House (about 600 feet away); The Breeden House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuero.
 
Grace Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 5, 2019
2. Grace Episcopal Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
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