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Trinity Church of Quanah

Quanah, Hardeman County

Marker Text

The Rt. Rev. Alexander C. Garrett (1832-1924), first missionary bishop of northern Texas, preached to local Episcopalians in a schoolroom when he first visited Quanah in 1887. The property for this church building was donated in 1890 by G. M. Dodge, developer of the Fort Worth & Denver City Railroad. The frame Victorian Gothic structure was consecrated on December 21, 1913, during the Episcopacy of the Rt. Rev. Edward Arthur Temple (1867-1924), Bishop of North Texas. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1976

Marker Details

Address 500 DuBose Street
Location Description 500 DuBose Street, Quanah
Marker # 5558
Dedicated 1976
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code eccesiastical buildings; Episcopal denomination; Gothic Revial (Architectural style); churches
Latitude, Longitude 34.296228, -99.743315

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