New Revival Square to feature renovated historic church

Revival Square's Oct. 8 rezoning allowed owners Tara and David Camp to develop the 2.25-acre parcel, a multivendor outdoor mall located at 13308 Hwy. 71 in Bee Cave.

The new project will feature a historic church relocated from Ohio and reconstructed on the site, David Camp said. The church will serve as an anchor to the mall that will include 25 to 30 vendors when complete, he said. The Camps are planning for the site to function much the same way a city square provided locals with the ability to shop for all of their needs in one place, he said.

David Camp said the church, built in 1904, was about to be demolished, when he obtained the Middletown, Ohio, structure for free. However, the cost to dismantle the church stone by stone and reassemble it on the Revival site will cost about $4.5 million, he said.

David Camp said he plans to add an organic vegetable market, a bookstore, compounding pharmacy, soda shop, vintage arcade and clothing store.

The project is slated to be built in three phases with the first phase encompassing the church build, which will house Revival's 13,500-square-foot store, custom carpentry workshop and 1,800-square-foot gift shop, he said. Seven or eight tenants will also be located in the church space, including an upholstery shop and salon, he said. A subterranean wine store is planned to be built beneath the church's reconstructed bell tower, he said.

Camp said he is in the process of obtaining permits for the project and has received an overwhelming amount of support for the new mall.

"Everybody's ready for it," he said. "It will be a gathering place for the community."