Dallas Downtown Historic District in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First Baptist Church

(The First Baptist Church in Dallas)

Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 4, 2020

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.

Organized 1868; first building (1871) on this site was one-room frame structure, which members financed by weaving rugs, making hominy, preserves, and cheese to sell at fairs near Dallas, then a frontier town of 2,500. Section of Victorian-style, red brick building was erected 1890; is only downtown Dallas Church still on original site. George W. Truett, noted minister, was pastor here 47 years and was succeeded by W. A. Criswell, 1944.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968

Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6689.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 32° 47.075′ N, 96° 47.981′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in the Dallas Downtown Historic District. It is at the intersection of North Ervay Street and Patterson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Ervay Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1707 San Jacinto, Dallas TX 75201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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: First United Methodist Church of Dallas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Cumberland Hill School (approx. ¼ mile away); A. H. Belo House (approx. ¼ mile away); Busch-Kirby Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Original Site of Neiman-Marcus (approx. ¼ mile away); Neiman-Marcus (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Magnolia (Mobil) Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Karl St. John Hoblitzelle (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lynching in America / The Lynching of Allen Brooks (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Fire destroys historic church on July 19, 2024.

Also see . . . Fire at First Baptist Dallas causes historic secondary chapel to ‘largely’ collapse.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 4, 2020

2. First Baptist Church Marker

The Dallas Morning News (Submitted on July 21, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

First Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 4, 2020

3. First Baptist Church

Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 4, 2020

4. First Baptist Church

Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 4, 2020

5. First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 4, 2020

6. First Baptist Church cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,578 times since then and 87 times this year. Last updated on July 20, 2024, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.