La Grange in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
City Library Building
Photographed by Gregory Walker, October 9, 2017
1. City Library Building Marker
Architecture is German "Fachwerk", using handmade brick and hand-hewn cedar timbers joined with wooden pegs. Restored in 1967-1969.
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 876.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 29° 54.535′ N, 96° 52.663′ W. Marker is in La Grange, Texas, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of East Fannin Street and North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west on East Fannin Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 E Fannin St, La Grange TX 78945, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Casino Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); W. S. Robson (approx. 0.2 miles away); La Grange Depot Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); La Grange M-K-T ("Katy") Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First U.S. Postal Rural Mail Route in Texas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Webb-Schneider House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sundial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grandmother's Flower Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Grange.
Photographed by Gregory Walker, October 9, 2017
2. City Library Building Marker Location
Photographed by Gregory Walker, October 9, 2017
3. City Library Building
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2017, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2017, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
