Lindsay in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Saint Peter's Catholic Church

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 28, 2024

1. Saint Peter's Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. Organized 1892. Present church was erected in 1918 to replace structure destroyed by cyclone. Lindsay settlers, Germans whose lives centered in the church, furnished much manual labor for the building and saved old windmill towers to be used as reinforcements in concrete. The interior is lavishly decorated with unusual frescoes, stained-glass windows, and carved altars. Swiss artist was Fridolin Fuchs. Architecture is neo-Romanesque. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5077.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 33° 38.158′ N, 97° 13.595′ W. Marker is in Lindsay, Texas, in Cooke County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Ash Street on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 424 W Main St, Lindsay TX 76250, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hubert H. Moss (approx. 3.8 miles away); Randolph Lee Clark (approx. 3.8 miles away); Gainesville Junior College (approx. 3.8 miles away); Moffett Park (approx. 4.2 miles away); Cooke County C.S.A. / 2nd Frontier Regiment (approx. 4.2 miles away); American Paint Horse Association (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cooke County (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cooke County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Saint Peter's Catholic Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 28, 2024

2. Saint Peter's Catholic Church and Marker

Saint Peter's Catholic Church interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 28, 2024

3. Saint Peter's Catholic Church interior

Saint Peter's Catholic Church altar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 28, 2024

4. Saint Peter's Catholic Church altar

Saint Peter's Catholic Church stained-glass window image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 28, 2024

5. Saint Peter's Catholic Church stained-glass window

Saint Peter's Catholic Church ceiling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 28, 2024

6. Saint Peter's Catholic Church ceiling

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 28, 2024

7. Saint Peter's Catholic Church interior

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 29, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 7. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.