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S A I N T P H I L L I P S E P I S C O P A L C H U R C H S T A T I S T I C S |
The Texas Historic Marker section of the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Historic Sites Atlas contains the following information on the Saint Phillips Episcopal Church in Hearne:
| Marker Number: | 10945 |
| Marker Title: | St. Phillips Episcopal |
| Index Entry: | St. Phillips Episcopal |
| Address: | Cedar and First St. |
| City: | Hearne |
| County: | Robertson |
| UTM Zone: | 14 |
| UTM Easting: | 729846 |
| UTM Northing: | 3418740 |
| Subject Codes: | CH; EP; GO |
| Year Marker Erected: | 1968 |
| Designations: | na |
| Marker Location: | |
| Marker Size: | Medallion & Plate |
| Repairs Completed: | |
| Marker Text: | W. B. Wadsworth (1843-1916) and J. G. Wilkerson (1847-1903) moved their families to the Hearne area from Matagorda. With their help, this church was founded in 1871. It was named in honor of the Rev. J. W. Philips who preached the first sermon. This property was donated to the congregation by the New York and Texas Land Company. Services were conducted in a wooden church building until the present Gothic revival structure was completed in 1912. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979 |