Gethsemane Church
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Marker No: 14770
Medallion & Plate
Texas Historic Landmark
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Marker Text: The first Lutheran church in Travis County. Organized Dec. 12, 1868, by Swedish pioneers under leadership of Swante Palm. Site of first church building was 11 blocks SW; this structure was erected in 1883. It contains stone hauled in wheelbarrows from Texas Capitol that burned 1881. The present ornate, paneled doors came (1934) from Old Main building at University of Texas. Architecture is typical of many rural Swedish churches. (1962)
National Register of Historic Places
Geographic: 30.277769,-97.739067
Location: 1510 North Congress Avenue, Austin
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