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

Harmon General Hospital Chapel

Photographed by James Hulse, January 2, 2026

1. Harmon General Hospital Chapel Marker

Inscription. Authorized by the U.S. Army in 1942 and named for Col. Daniel Warrick Harmon, Harmon General Hospital was in operation from November 1942 to December 1945. This ecumenical chapel opened in January 1943. Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergy served here. The hospital property was acquired by the Le Tourneau Foundation in 1946 for use as a college. Despite several years as a storage facility, the chapel retained enough of its original fabric for renovation in the late 1950s and again in 1983 when it was formally named Speer Chapel. The structure remains a well-preserved vernacular chapel. Its notable features include a front-facing gabled roof, center projecting entrance with the roof below a central steeple, and wood sash windows. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1997

Erected 1997 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11918.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1943.

Location. 32° 28.052′ N, 94° 43.399′ W. Marker is in Longview, Texas, in Gregg County. It is on Harris Drive south of Stegall Drive, on the right when traveling south

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. The marker is located on the grounds of the Le Tourneau University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2100 Harris Dr, Longview TX 75602, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Gilmour LeTourneau (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harmon General Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Homestead Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Mark C.M.E. Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Red Oak Missionary Baptist Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Big Inch Pipeline (approx. one mile away); Jerusalem Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Finch Family Home (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Longview.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 2, 2026

2. Harmon General Hospital Chapel Marker

The view of the chapel and marker from the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.