Connell Baptist Church, 1949-51. Arlington Heights Baptist Church members formed a congregation on January 4, 1925. Construction of a building now used for education began the same year and was completed in 1929. It was extensively altered in the 1960s. Renamed in 1929 G. H. Connell Memorial Baptist Church after an influential charter member, the church name was changed again to Connell Baptist Church in 1944. Ground was broken for a new church sanctuary in 1949, and was dedicated on January 3, 1951. Veneered in pale Austin stone, the Gothic Revival church features a central square tower copped by a metal steeple. Design for the 1951 church was by Consolidated Architects and Engineers Co.; contracting work was carried out by the Steel Engineering Co. and McKinney Construction Co. Also assisting in the design and construction were C. T. Freelove, architect, and Southland Building Co., contractors.
