Heritage in San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

(Fort Street Presbyterian Church)

Photographed by James Hulse, October 10, 2023

1. Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. An architectural landmark in San Marcos, this church building exhibits classic elements of the Gothic Revival style in its pointed arch Gothic windows, with Queen Anne influences in the fishscale shingling and octagonal towers. Dating to at least 1901, it originally served the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, known as the Fort Street Presbyterian Church after 1910. In the mid-20th century, the building was home to the First American Lutheran Church and then to the Pentecostal Holiness Church before its rehabilitation for office and residential space in the 1990s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2001

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12730.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 29° 52.912′ N, 97° 56.799′ W. Marker is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is in Heritage. It is on West Hopkins Street 0.1 miles west of Moore Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the front wall of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 516 W Hopkins Street, San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Coronal Institute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church

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(about 700 feet away); John Matthew Cape House (about 800 feet away); Heard-Baker House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ragsdale-Jackman-Yarbrough House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Belvin Street Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); National Register District of Belvin Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eliza Pitts Malone (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.

National Register of Historic Places plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 10, 2023

2. National Register of Historic Places plaque

The front entrance of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 10, 2023

3. The front entrance of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

The view of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 10, 2023

4. The view of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on November 5, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3, 4. submitted on October 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.