Original site of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church
The first Episcopal service in Lufkin was held in 1893 by the Rev. George L. Crocket for the W.G. Barron and R.B. Shearer families. St. Mary's Mission was established in 1895 by the Rev. C.M. Beckwith, but the congregation did not have a permanent church building until 1906 when the structure on this site was erected and the name St. Cyprian's was adopted. The building was bricked in 1929 and later gutted by fire, after which the congregation moved to location. St. Cyprian's original sanctuary stands today as Lufkin's oldest existing church building.
Marker is at the intersection of Second Street and Paul Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Second Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
