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St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas)

Coordinates: 29°25′42″N 98°29′23″W / 29.428432°N 98.489623°W / 29.428432; -98.489623
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St Mark's Episcopal Church, San Antonio
Map
Location315 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish Church
Completed1877
Administration
ProvinceProvince VII
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of West Texas
Clergy
RectorThe Revd Beth Knowlton
Assistant priest(s)The Revd Carol Morehead
The Revd C. Matthew W. Wise
Laity
Organist(s)Joseph Causby
Organ scholarRobert Stubbs
Churchwarden(s)Cathy Dawson and Craig Stokes
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
NRHP reference No.98000103 [1]
RTHL No.4463
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1998
Designated RTHL1962

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an historic church in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of West Texas.

History

St. Mark's was founded as a parish in 1858.[2] The church is located at 315 East Pecan Street in Travis Park, in the heart of the River Walk District and is only four blocks from the Alamo. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1998.

Lady Bird Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson were married at St. Mark's on November 17, 1934.

The rector is the Reverend Beth Knowlton (called to be rector on May 20, 2014).[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ http://stmarks-sa.org/#/about-us/history-of-st-marks
  3. ^ http://www.stmarks-sa.org/#/home/new-rector-called

29°25′42″N 98°29′23″W / 29.428432°N 98.489623°W / 29.428432; -98.489623