gothic window

 

The gothic style of this abandoned church says more "haunted house" than "house of God."  Early photos of downtown Santa Anna about 1900 show the structure gleaming white with steeple intact.  Santa Anna is not named after the infamous Mexican general but rather for the Penatuhkah Comanche war chief who controlled much of this area of Texas from the 1830’s to 1850 until his death by cholera in 1850.  From cattle to trains to oil, Santa Anna has survived with its small town charm.  Except for the wooden church falling into ruins- with a sole, smudged stained glass pane.

 

photo Santa Anna Historical Development Organization



Santa Anna, Texas

2.19.2016