Kosse in Limestone County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Kosse Tabernacle
Photographed by James Hulse, October 18, 2020
1. Kosse Tabernacle Marker
After evangelist Abe Mulkey led a 1912 Revival at Kosse Methodist Church, City Officials decided to build a Tabernacle to accommodate Kosse's growing religious needs. The frame building, completed that year for $2,000, featured a gable-on-hip roof, banks of paired windows, wooden stage, choir platform and pulpit, and a dirt floor. Originally designed for church functions, it quickly became a community gathering place. Events ranged from dances and singings to fraternal organization meetings and community dinners. In the 1930s, Kosse students attended classes here after the schoolhouse burned. It has also been a polling place and a refuge for hurricane evacuees. The Tabernacle has been central to community events in Kosse.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2011
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16984.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 31° 18.528′ N, 96° 37.87′ W. Marker is in Kosse, Texas, in Limestone County. It is at the intersection of North Mignonette (State Highway 14) and Adams Street, on the right when traveling north on North Mignonette. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 TX-14, Kosse TX 76653, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Regarding Kosse Tabernacle. The marker is located at the front of the Kosse Community Center.
Also see . . . Kosse, Texas at TexasEscapes.com. (Submitted on November 1, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, October 18, 2020
2. Kosse Tabernacle and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
