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Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Old First Baptist Church of San Marcos a significant part of the Dunbar Historic District and local landmark that was constructed in 1908   recently received a $10,000 grant from the Fondren Fund for Texas of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. 
The church received its status as a local landmark in 2018. During that same year, the church was granted $150,000 after winning the Partners in Preservation online contest. The recent grant will be used to come up with a preservation plan for the historic building. 
“We’re [Preservation Texas] focusing on African American historic resources and you know, have been aware of the church here in San Marcos for some time and we’re following up on the status of the 2018 grant that was awarded,” said Evan Thompson, executive director of Preservation Texas.  ....

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