St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
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N 28° 48.940 W 097° 51.087
14R E 612070 N 3188104
This post-mounted subject marker stands in front of the church building, just to the right of the ramp that leads to the front door. It faces S. Fifth St. in Kenedy, Karnes County.
Waymark Code: WM16FH7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2022
Views: 5
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church
Address
City Kenedy
County Karnes
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 612043
UTM Northing 3188098
Subject Codes eccesiastical buildings; churches; Greek Revival (Architectural style); design and construction; Episcopal denomination
Marker Year 1986
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Private Property No
Marker Location 309 S. 5th Street, Kenedy
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 4472
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
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