Cotulla Landmarks

With a rich history of being the first church in Cotulla, organized in 1881 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, south; services were first performed in the home of John Freeman led by Rev. W.H. Keck. In 1883 a frame chapel was built at the site of the present parsonage and was the only…

W.W. Sloan, M.P. Kerr and Joseph Cotulla were trustees, and S.F. Williams, J.M. Gunning and E.A. Williams were the first teachers. Lightning struck the first schoolhouse and it burned to the ground. A former house, with the porch removed and a bell added, was moved to the site and used for…

Designed in an Art-Moderne style with Art Deco details, it was built with brick and concrete with ceramic and terra cotta ornamentation. It was designed by Henry Truman Phelps and it was the last Texas courthouse he designed before his death in 1944. The four story building (including a…