Historical Marker

Austin Avenue Methodist Church

Historical marker location:
1300 Austin Ave., Waco, Texas
( 1300 Austin Ave. (13th Austin), Waco)
Marker installed: 1990

Designed by R.H. Hunt, this edifice is substantial interpretation of Gothic architecture. It was built in 1925 during the ministry of the Rev. Cullom H. Booth. The two-story-equivalent brick structure, which rests on a raised basement, features a prominent bell tower. The original tracery detail in the tower was removed by the 1940s. The original art glass windows and tracery detail in the sanctuary were replaced after a 1954 fire caused extensive damage.