Historical Markers of Martin County

Carmelite Monastery
Other Name: Sisters of Mercy Convent
Address: 200 E. Carpenter St.

County: Martin
City: Stanton
Restricted: NULL
Owner: LOCAL
Resource Type: BUILDING

Historic Subfunction:
Religious Structure; Church School; Church Related Residence
Foundation: STONE
Wall: WEATHERBOARD
Roof: ADOBE
Other Materials: WOOD
Other Certifications: NULL
Other Documentation: NULL
Period: 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949

Martin County Historical Museum
Mailing Address: P O Box 929
City: Stanton
Zip code: 79782
Street Address: 207 Broadway
Area Code: 915
Phone: 756-2722
County: Martin
Types of Exhibits/Collections:
Military, Archeology, Photos, Historical, Local/Pioneer History

St. Joseph's Church
Address: 
City: 
County: Martin
Marker Location: 301 E. Carpenter St., Stanton

With the purpose of founding a monastery and a German Catholic Colony, Carmelite Monks, in 1881, began the first catholic church between Fort Worth and El Paso. The adobe and brick monastery was completed in 1884, and St. Joseph's Church in 1885. Sisters of divine providence opened a short-lived school, 1887; reopened, 1894, by sisters of mercy. In 1897, Carmelite Monks disbanded and sold property to sisters of mercy, who operated a convent and academy until abandonment after tornado of June 11, 1938. All that remains are a dormitory, ruins of other buildings, and the cemetery