Auburn in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Auburn United Methodist Church Founder's Chapel

By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2014

1. Auburn United Methodist Church Founder's Chapel Marker

Inscription. In 1836 Judge John Harper with 34 other Methodists from Harris County, Georgia settled here. They built a log structure on this site, the first church and school in Auburn. In 1856 church leaders inspired the Methodist Conference to open East Alabama Male College. It later became a state institution and named Auburn University in 1960. In 1899 this building was encased in brick and the pipe organ installed. It became a fellowship hall when the sanctuary was built in 1955. In 1992 it was restored and named Founder's Chapel.

Erected 2004 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Preservation Alliance of Auburn.

Location. 32° 36.385′ N, 85° 28.775′ W. Marker is in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County. Marker is at the intersection of East Magnolia Avenue and South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east on East Magnolia Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 South Gay Street, Auburn AL 36830, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Auburn 1865~Present / The "Loveliest Village" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Auburn - Alabama (about 700 feet away); Robert Wilton Burton

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By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2014

2. Auburn United Methodist Church Founder's Chapel

(about 700 feet away); City Hall (about 700 feet away); Toomers Corner And The Bank Of Auburn (about 700 feet away); Auburn University Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lathe (approx. 0.2 miles away); Auburn WWI Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

More about this marker. Marker partially covered by church plantings.

Also see . . . A Brief History of AUMC. (Submitted on June 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.