Old Peyton colony schoolhouse.
Peyton Colony lime kiln.
Established in 1874 to serve the residents of Peyton Colony, a Freedmen’s Community, Mount Horeb Baptist Church demonstrates some common architectural features of African American churches of that era: twin towers that flank the entrance and tall, arched windows along the side. Nearby, along FM 165, the people of Peyton Colony built a lime kiln to make the ingredients necessary for mortar. Some of the buildings still standing in Blanco County were built with mortar from this kiln.
Mount Horeb Baptist Church
- 593 Peyton Colony Rd., Blanco, TX
- 830-833-4183
- This is an active church. Please be respectful of services.
