THE CORNERSTONE FOR ST. JOHN'S WAS LAID IN 1892.  THE BUILDING CONTRACTOR'S FOR THE PROJECT WERE THOMAS LOVELL AND WILLIAM HOOD.  THESE MEN ALSO BUILT A NUMBER OF OTHER BUILDINGS AND HOMES IN THE AREA.
   THE WALLS OF THIS BUILDING ARE 20 INCHES THICK AND ARE MADE FROM QUARRIED SANDSTONE, THAT WAS MINED NEAR THE PRESENT SITE OF LAKE BROWNWOOD.  THE INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH WAS COMPLETED IN STAGES AS MONEY BECAME AVAILABLE.
   THE STAIN GLASS WINDOWS WERE IMPORTED FROM BELGIUM AND INSTALLED IN 1894 AT A COST OF $1,400.  ONE OF THESE WINDOWS, THE "TOKYO WINDOW" BEHIND THE ALTAR, WAS INTENDED FOR ST. PETER'S IN TOKYO, JAPAN, BUT WAS SHIPPED TO BROWNWOOD BY MISTAKE.  A BROWNWOOD WINDOW WAS INSTALLED IN ST. PETER'S IN TOKYO, BUT WAS DESTROYED DURING WORLD WAR II.
   BECAUSE OF THE RAILROAD CONNECTIONS, ST. JOHN'S WAS PART OF THE DIOCESE OF WEST TEXAS FROM 1893 TO 1895, BUT RETURNED TO THE DIOCESE OF DALLAS IN 1895.