Central Presbyterian Church (Austin, Texas)

Located on the northeast corner of Brazos and Eighth Street, Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.

The congregation traces its roots to October 13, 1839, when Austin's first Presbyterian worship service was held at Bullock's hotel.

Francis R. Lubbock; William Sidney Porter (O. Henry); A. N. and Jane Y. McCallum; Dr. George Clark and Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red; and U. S. Attorney General Thomas Watt Gregory.

Richmond Kelley Smoot, pastor from 1876 to 1905, played an important role in the national denomination and in the development of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

The Roots of Central Presbyterian Church, Austin Texas by Bo Byers 1989, published by Nortex Press