Historical marker only thing still standing after Third Ward church was torn down Third Ward church torn down, only historical marker remains FOX 26 Reporter Damali Keith has more as the church was torn down on Monday in Houston's Third Ward. HOUSTON - A church in Third Ward has been reduced to rubble, even as some residents were fighting to keep that from happening. They say a piece of Houston history has now been destroyed. Only the historical marker still stands there on Elgin at Hutchins where the Sixth Church of Christ Scientist once stood and many are asking if it was a historic site, how could it be torn down?