Several years ago Trinity Presbytery reluctantly closed First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, and sold the property. Located at 6800 Woodrow Avenue in the Crestview neighborhood of “North Austin,” the 1.5-acre church site recently changed hands from Oregon based Intrinsic Ventures to 6800 Woodrow LP which was granted a demolition permit prior to closing the deal. Zoning for the property allows for up to eight single-family residential lots. Realtors have predicted the metro Austin housing market would become the most expensive outside of California by the end of 2021. The median home price in Austin is currently $574,975 and rising.
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Dawn M Girouard
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Please tell me what happened to the beautiful stained glass windows, the artwork, the hymnals, the pews, the bibles, the years and years of handmade Christmas tree decorations, and the organ!
When I saw the church being torn down, the memories from all my life being played out inside of those brick walls came crumbling down around me! I had to call my therapist because I was thrown into a depression that was quite traumatic!! It was like my grandmother and grandfather were murdered! It ripped at my soul!
Those poor construction workers were so very sweet to me. They gave me a couple of bricks to keep. There was nothing else left.
Please! I’m begging you, anyone, that knows what happened to all of those items. Please share that with me. PLEASE
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Matthew Gore
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The records of the congregation were transferred to the Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America in Memphis. I have no idea if the presbytery salvaged any materials from the building. Sorry.
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Linda Dearing Medley
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My heart is truly broken. My Father and Grandfather were Deacons/Elders in that church. Not only was I raised there, I was born into the older/first church and Baptised there. When they took down that older church to build a post office, I cried and cried. It was beautiful, gothic style. I had plates of the old and new churches, but they have somehow gotten away from me and I am still trying to find someone who might sell them. They were very close to my heart. I find it so hard to believe there is no longer a church. My membership is actually still there, as I was never willing to give it up. My brother and I also donated money to keep some of the original pipes from the pipe organ to go in the newer church, in honor of my father passing. So you can see I have a real connection, as do many others.\
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