Prattville in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 17, 2013

1. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Saint Mark's was organized in 1859 as a mission of the Diocese of Alabama. Services were first held at the Presbyterian Church and in the old Court House. In December 1876, the congregation purchased an old wooden frame chapel from the Methodists and moved it to this site, where it was dedicated by Bishop Richard H. Wilmer on April 29, 1877. The baptismal font, pews, and church bell survive from that chapel. The present church building was completed in June 1909. The first service held in this structure was Morning Prayer on June 27. The first celebration of Holy Communion took place on July 25. The church was formally dedicated by Bishop Charles M. Beckwith on October 17. The small parish house west of the nave was built in 1953 and enlarged in 1966 and 1984. It is named in honor of the Chapman family. Miss Erin Chapman was credited with designing the 1909 building at the age of fifteen, and served as parish organist for more than forty years. The Fellowship Hall and Parish Education wing were dedicated by Bishop Robert O. Miller on April 14, 1996. To The Eternal Glory Of God

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in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1947.

Location. 32° 27.756′ N, 86° 28.194′ W. Marker is in Prattville, Alabama, in Autauga County. It is at the intersection of East 4th Street and South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on East 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 178 E 4th St, Prattville AL 36067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Prattville Dragoons (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Prattville Dragoons (within shouting

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 17, 2013

2. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

distance of this marker); Sidney Lanier (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sidney Lanier / Prattville Male and Female Academy Site (about 500 feet away); Daniel Pratt / First United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); First Presbyterian Church of Prattville, Alabama / Original Members (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mulbry Grove Cottage (approx. ¼ mile away); A County Older Than the State, Autauga County (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prattville.

Also see . . . A Brief History of St. Mark's. (Submitted on December 18, 2013.)

Church on the NRHP image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 17, 2013

3. Church on the NRHP

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 24, 2026

4. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,317 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 30, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on December 17, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on June 25, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.