Historical Marker

Saint Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church

Historical marker location:
509 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, Texas
( 509 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth)
Marker installed: 1979

The first Mass for this Roman Catholic parish was held in 1909 in a small wooden church which burned in 1922. This Romanesque Revival structure was designed by the well-known firm of Sanguinet, Staats and Hedrick. It was dedicated July 20, 1924, by the most Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, Bishop of Dallas. The bells were installed in 1956. This parish has been guided by the Vincentian, Benedictine, and Salvatorian religious orders.