Historical Marker

The Little House of Fellowship

Historical marker location:
308 17th Street, Canyon, Texas
( northwest corner of 17th St. and 4th Avenue)
Marker installed: 2010

CANYON CITY EPISCOPALIANS BEGAN HOLDING WORSHIP SERVICES IN 1910. BY 1928, PLANS WERE DRAWN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A STUDENT CENTER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A GROWING CHURCH CONGREGATION AND STUDENT POPULATION AT WEST TEXAS NORMAL COLLEGE. OPENED THE NEXT YEAR ADJACENT TO THE CHURCH’S CHAPEL, THE LITTLE HOUSE OF FELLOWSHIP BECAME A SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS CENTER FOR STUDENTS. AFTER THE CONGREGATION MOVED CLOSER TO CAMPUS IN 1964, THE SIDE-GABLED, RUNNING BOND BRICK LITTLE HOUSE BECAME AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE. ITS MAIN FAÇADE FEATURES A POTTED CHIMNEY, A CENTRAL DOOR FLANKED BY WINDOWS WITH STONE SPRINGERS ON SEMICIRCULAR ARCHES, AND TWO OTHER PAIRS OF SEMICIRCULAR ARCHED WINDOWS.