St. Mark's Episcopal Church, San Antonio, Texas
historic place
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Bexar County, is a historic place with origins in 1858. The parish was organized following the disbanding of Trinity Church, which had been established in 1850. Construction of the church building began in December 1859. During this period, Colonel Robert E. Lee, then stationed in San Antonio, participated in parish activities. The Civil War caused a halt in construction, which resumed in 1873. The building was completed in 1875, designed in the Gothic Revival style by New York architect Richard Upjohn. The church features buttresses, window tracery, and a castellated tower. Its church bell, recast in 1874, originated from a cannon discovered near the Alamo, believed to have been used in an 1813 revolt against Spain. From 1876 to 1888, St. Mark's served as the Cathedral of the Missionary District of Western Texas. In 1934, Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson were married here. The church was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962 and received a Texas Historical Marker in 1992. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. St. Mark's Episcopal Church represents a significant example of Gothic Revival architecture and a site of notable historical events in San Antonio.