First Presbyterian Church
First Church in Galveston

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Marker text: ​Organized New Year's Day, 1840, in the "Academy," an old building on the northwest corner of this intersection. Rev. John McCullough, church organizer, became pastor. Original building was finished 1843; present structure started 1872; completed 1889. Following its escape from the great fire of 1885, church housed classes from schools which had burned. It withstood various storms until it was heavily damaged by Hurricane Carla, 1961; restored, 1962. (1968) 

Marker No: 7444

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

National Register of Historical Places 

Geographic: 29° 18.283′ N, 94° 47.323′ W

Location: ​1903 Church Street, Galveston