The 1906 hosts weddings, showers, reunions, milestone birthdays and corporate events in a restored stone church, with a chapel seating 150 guests and a reception room seating 100. It stands at 204 East Main Street in Whitesboro, a small town in North Texas, and keeps ceremony, reception and getting ready under one roof.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists corporate events among the gatherings it books, alongside private parties. For a company, the chapel works as a room for talks of up to 150 people seated in pews facing a raised stage, and the reception room and the lower lounge give space for a meal or networking afterward. A Wi-Fi sound system with Bluetooth and phone input, and a high-mounted television in the reception area, cover speeches and slideshows. The site shows no dedicated meeting packages, so the format is set with the events team.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the core of the business. The ceremony takes place in the chapel, under the stained glass, with pews, a raised stage and an electric piano. Guests then move to the reception room upstairs and the Union Lounge downstairs. Using both rooms, every guest can be seated for a meal; for a cocktail or cake and champagne reception, the reception room alone holds the whole group. Two getting-ready suites on the lower level have hanging space, mirrors, lighting and access to a restroom. Historic stone steps at the entrance are used for exits and photos, and sparkler exits are allowed with safety measures agreed beforehand. The venue offers wedding planning and coordination, and its Director of Weddings and Events arranges walkthroughs for vendors and family.
Rooms and capacities
The Historic Chapel seats 150 in pews. The Historic Reception Room seats 100, with cross-back wood chairs, rectangular tables and a rolling wood drink bar. The Union Lounge, the reconfigured basement, seats 32 at round tables and high bar tables, in a speakeasy style. Outside, greenery around the building serves for photos.
Catering
The 1906 does not cook. It has an open vendor policy: couples and hosts choose their own licensed food vendor, who works from a catering staging area on the lower level with a dishwasher, sink and refrigerator. China can be rented. Alcohol must be poured by a TABC-certified bartender, with licensed security on site from the start of service; the venue provides both and adds them to the rental agreement. Proof of liability insurance is required 30 days before the event.
History and setting
The building was for many years the First Christian Church of Whitesboro, dating from 1906. After the congregation sold it, it fell into disrepair. Restoration started in 2013 and took more than a year. Broken chapel windows were replaced with stained glass from the original 1906 maker, and the W.F. Norman Company, which still held its old molds, produced replacement tin ceiling tiles. The pine floors were repaired, wrought iron chandeliers and sconces were added, and the basement became the Union Lounge, bridal rooms and restrooms.
Getting there
Whitesboro lies in Grayson County, west of Sherman and roughly 75 miles north of Dallas by road. Dallas Fort Worth International is the nearest major airport.
