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WHEREAS, Old Grace Church is a community landmark of local, state, and national significance
which was built in 1881 -82 at the corner of 10th and Main Streets and is the oldest wooden church
structure in Georgetown, and
WHEREAS, Old Grace is listed on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the
Secretary of the Department of the Interior as the defined list of national significant structures in America,
and
WHEREAS, this Gothic Revival structure served the congregation of Grace Episcopal Church at
its East University Avenue location until 1991 at which time the Diocese desanctified the building and
donated it to the people of Georgetown, and
WHEREAS,
Old
Grace
Church was
relocated and restored through a unique historic preservation
partnership between
the
City of
Georgetown
and Georgetown Heritage
Society, and
WHEREAS, Old Grace Church is the focal point of Founders Memorial Park which
commemorates the City's founding in 1843, and
WHEREAS, Old Grace Church, now
in its third century, is known
as Grace Heritage
Center and
is the home of Georgetown Heritage Society
and continues to be actively
used by the public,
and
WHEREAS, the holiday season is a special time of year for community and family, and
Georgetown Heritage Society has commissioned a limited - edition, commemorative Christmas ornament
replicating Old Grace Church to be the first in an annual "Olde Towne Treasures" series of Georgetown
landmarks, and inasmuch as the citizens of the community take pride in this architectural asset,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARYELLEN KERSCH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim this Christmas ornament as the official ornament of the City of Georgetown
for the year 2001.
Mayor