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Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church

Kenedy, Karnes County

Marker Text

Episcopal worship services were held in Kenedy as early as 1899, though the congregation of St. Matthew's was not organized as a mission until 1913, by the Rev. Alfred R. S. Garden. Designed by Frank Corby, this was the only Episcopal church in the county when completed in 1916. The Gothic Revival style structure, in a Latin cross plan, features tall, narrow, pointed-arch windows, fabricated buttresses, and a side entry bay narthex. A crenelated tower was rebuilt with a gabled roof following damage in a 1942 hurricane. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1986

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 309 S. 5th Street, Kenedy
Marker # 4472
Dedicated 1986
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code eccesiastical buildings; churches; Greek Revival (Architectural style); design and construction; Episcopal denomination
Latitude, Longitude 28.815608, -97.851734

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