The Salado Historical Society is holding a gala to raise money in order to preserve the Old Church Place that has existed in Salado since 1875.
SALADO, Texas — The Old Church Place was set to be torn down in Salado but now it has a chance at a new life.
Dating back to 1875, The Old Church Place serves as the perfect example of the rich history that lives in Salado and that’s why the Historical Society of Salado has set out to preserve it.
A gala, live and silent auction has raised close to $67-thousand to put toward the effort of keeping it around.
“I think people need to know it’s important to save,” Beverly Turnbo the Vice President of the Salado Historical Society said.
The original church burned down in 1908 and after being rebuilt it was moved to the location it’s at today in 1943.
It hasn’t acted as a church since 1961 and …