Kilgore in Gregg County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019

1. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Organized in 1850 as Gum Spring Presbyterian Church in the rural Danville community, this congregation moved to Kilgore in 1874 and later changed its name to First Presbyterian Church. Built as a result of the 1930s oil boom, this sanctuary replaced an earlier structure at the corner of South and Rusk streets, where oil wells surrounded church property. Reflecting the Gothic style of architecture, the building features a large stained glass window and a tri-partite Gothic-arched entry.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

[Supplemental plaque]
American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site No. 324
registered by the Presbyterian Historical Association
Philadelphia, PA

Erected 1989 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9954.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Natural Resources • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 32° 22.85′ N, 94° 52.235′ W. Marker is in Kilgore, Texas, in Gregg County. It is at the intersection of Lawrence Street and East Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Lawrence Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 East Main Street, Kilgore TX 75662, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kilgore College Administration Building (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); The New Deal Era in Kilgore (approx. ¼ mile away); East Texas Oil Museum (approx. ¼ mile away); Allis-Chalmers Pumps (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church of Kilgore (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Luke's United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Alexander Institute (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kilgore National Bank Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilgore.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Marker for Gum Spring Presbyterian Church mentioned in text.

Marker just to right of church entrance amongst the hedges. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019

2. Marker just to right of church entrance amongst the hedges.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.