Eagle Lake in Colorado County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
City Hall Fire Station Jail
[Top plaque]National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1926
[Bottom plaque]
City hall
1926
Fire Station Jail
Eagle Lake Preservation Alliance, Inc.
Erected by Eagle Lake Preservation Alliance, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 29° 35.339′ N, 96° 19.976′ W. Marker is in Eagle Lake, Texas, in Colorado County. Marker is at the intersection of East Post Office Street and Commerce Street on East Post Office Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 E Post Office St, Eagle Lake TX 77434, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hotel Dallas 1912 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rice Area Memorial (about 400 feet away); Rice Culture in Colorado County (about 400 feet away); Eagle Lake Settlement Centennial Monument
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Regarding City Hall Fire Station Jail. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District, of which the building is a contributing resource:
Old City Hall (Property #3, 203 E. Post Office St., 1926) now the Eagle Lake Police Station was designed by Austin, Texas, architect Charles H. Page (1876-1957). The contractor was W.O. Stephenson of Floresville. This Italian Renaissance revival building is constructed of brown brick, with a red clay tile roof, in several sections consistent with the different functions served. A two-story-plus tower, on the northwest comer, includes the main entry door, framed in wood with side lights and eight vertical transom windows; an arched double window on the second floor; and large decorative tiles set into the brickwork around the cornice, just below wide eaves that are supported by open brackets. Also facing Post Office Streetis a two-story section, set back slightly farther than the tower, which houses the old ambulance and firetruck bays. These three bays (two wide and one narrow) are still enclosed by wooden paneled garage doors with twelve-light windows (four per wide door). A stone lintel tops these openings as well as the double-hung window to the right of the bays. On the second floor, three double-hung windows as well as a single-sash window (over the narrow door) are located directly above the bays and windows below. This section also features a red clay tile roof and open bracketed eaves, as well as an interior brick chimney with corbelled cap on the southeast facade. The third section of the building, located behind the tower and facing Centre Street, has a two-story facade with a flat roof and undecorated parapet. Double-hung and single windows provide light into office spaces. Finally, a one-story section, built in 1929 and also facing Centre Street, houses the jail.via NPS, unknown3. Eagle Lake Commercial Historic DistrictThe building is on the NRHP as part of this Historic District and not its own merits.
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
