Nacogdoches, TX, United States
Zion Hill First Baptist. The Rev. Lawson Reed organized this black Baptist congregation in 1879 and led the first worship services under a brush arbor. This structure, erected in 1914 on land purchased from John Schmidt, was the third church building occupied by the membership. Designed by the noted
German-born architect Dietrich Antone Wilhelm Rulfs (1848-1926), it combines Victorian styling with Gothic revival detailing. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1977 #9403
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