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By Brian Anderson, July 28, 2018
The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin and Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| Near Park Road 44 0.1 miles north of State Highway 21, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) cut timber; then his young wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), snaked the logs to a homesite 16 miles southwest of here. The cabin they built was a noted way-station on the San Antonio Road. They brought up nine . . . — — Map (db m121404) HM |
| On South Gregg Street (U.S. 87) at West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Gregg Street. |
| | Joseph Potton (1847-1920), a native of England and master mechanic for Texas & Pacific Railroad, built this Victorian residence in 1901. Designed by the Fort Worth firm of S. B. Haggart and Son, the house was constructed of Pecos sandstone with iron . . . — — Map (db m86632) HM |
| On Runnels Street at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Runnels Street. |
| | Will R. and Lillian Settles built this hotel after the discovery of oil on their ranch in 1927. The grand opening was October 1, 1930. Designed by David Castle (1884-1956), the 15-story brick highrise was for many years the tallest building between . . . — — Map (db m86638) HM |
| On Park Street south of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The U. S. Treasury Department began construction of this building in July 1917, during the country's involvement in World War I. Completed in August 1918 after a number of construction delays, it served as the city's main post office facility until . . . — — Map (db m119807) HM |
| On Lee Street (State Highway 302 Spur) at Stonewall Street (Business State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east on Lee Street. |
| | Built in 1929 as the seventh Hunt County Courthouse, this building was designed by W. R. Ragsdale & Sons of Greenville and Page Brothers of Austin. The 6-story building depicts a transition from classical revival to art deco architecture. It . . . — — Map (db m119688) HM |
| On Lee Street (State Highway 302 Spur) at Stonewall Street (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east on Lee Street. |
| | In 1846, when Hunt County was created, Greenville was chosen as the county seat. Court sessions were held under oak trees at the corner of St. John and Bourland streets until the first courthouse was built here in 1847. A log cabin, it was located . . . — — Map (db m119689) HM |
| On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | After the discovery of oil in this area, Borger developed as a townsite in 1926. Gus (1895-1971) and John Yiantsou (1881-1948), Greek immigrants, came here from St. Louis and opened a restaurant. Gus bought this property and in 1927 erected this . . . — — Map (db m93339) HM |
| On Washington Avenue east of South Madison Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | First permanent courthouse for Irion County, locally organized 1889. Replaced temporary housing in several buildings. Site was gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ripley. Contractors: Martin and Moody. Stone was quarried nearby.
Courthouse was used . . . — — Map (db m126175) HM |
| On North Church Street at East Belknap Street (State Highway 59), on the right when traveling north on North Church Street. |
| | Built in 1898 by Crummel Oric Hess (1853-1945). Native sandstone. Contained the Hess furniture and undertaking business 43 years.
Hess came to Jacksboro in 1882. Married Miss Lizzie Longmire in 1885. Was one of first licensed embalmers in . . . — — Map (db m138155) HM |
| On North Main Street (U.S. 281) at East Archer Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | Removed 1885 from third Jack County Courthouse when building was razed. Mounted here in 1966.
Old Courthouse was of native limestone, quarried in Jacksboro. For its day, workmanship and stone of finest quality.
Bell is also a relic of the . . . — — Map (db m138156) HM |
| Near East Brackenridge Street at South Menefee Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Built in 1888, of cypress and Texas heart pine, using square nails, wooden pegs. Restored 1956, by the L.A. Paynes. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967. — — Map (db m134435) HM |
| On North Austin Street at East Lamar Street, on the right when traveling north on North Austin Street. |
| | This hotel was built in 1910 by Mamie Cornellia Neyland Patten (1868-1936) and named for her daughters Belle and "Miss Jim". Mrs. Patten and her four children were active in Jasper civic and social activities. After her mother died, Miss Jim took . . . — — Map (db m128584) HM |
| On East Lamar Street east of North Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Jasper County was one of the original twenty-three counties created when the Republic of Texas was established in 1836 following the Texas Revolution. Bevil Settlement, established by pioneer John Bevil about 1824, became the seat of government and . . . — — Map (db m128582) HM |
| On Court Aveue at Limpia Street, on the left when traveling east on Court Aveue. |
| | Hotel Limpia, named for a nearby creek, was built here by the Union Trading Company in 1912. With a doctor's office, drugstore, stylish guest rooms, and spacious porches the hotel became a community social center where area news could be heard, a . . . — — Map (db m61192) HM |
| On Court Avenue at State Street (State Highway 17/118), on the left when traveling west on Court Avenue. |
| | Designed by the architectural firm of L. L. Thurman and Co. of Dallas, this building was erected in 1910-1911 and replaced the original 1880 adobe courthouse. This concrete and stone Classical Revival edifice, erected by the Falls City Construction . . . — — Map (db m61144) HM |
| On Woodward Avenue at State Street (Texas Highway 17), on the left when traveling west on Woodward Avenue. |
| | The community of Fort Davis grew up around the military post of the same name, established by the U.S. Army in 1854 to protect travelers on the San Antonio–El Paso Road. Fort Davis was designated as the Presidio county seat when the county was . . . — — Map (db m61191) HM |
| | Original unit in complex forming one of the great observatory centers of the world. Built in the 1930s under terms of legacy from William Johnson McDonald (1844-1926), a Paris (Texas) banker interested in the stars. A well-educated man, McDonald . . . — — Map (db m26389) HM |
| Near Madrone Street at Court Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | An excellent example of a Queen Anne style house executed in native stone, adobe, and milled wood, this house was built about 1898 as a summer home for the family of Henry M. and Annie Trueheart, residents of Galveston, where Mr. Trueheart was a . . . — — Map (db m61195) HM |
| On Limpa Street at Court Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Limpa Street. |
| | Founded 1873 by O. M. Keesey and Geo. Gaither in adobe building on this site. Later owned by W. Keesey, an army baker, who sold clothing, groceries, cradles, guns, whiskey, coffins, tobacco, spittoons, wagonwheels, and harness, and did private . . . — — Map (db m61193) HM |
| Near Lakeshore Drive south of Bledsoe Place, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built in 1900 as the winter home of Isaac L. Ellwood (1833-1910), principal developer of barbed wire. Architects G. C. Nimmons and W. K. Fellows, of Chicago, designed the house in a classic revival style with a raised Roman Doric . . . — — Map (db m151243) HM |
| Near Court Plaza (U.S. 83/277) at 12th Street. |
| | The Seventh Texas Legislature created Jones County in 1858 and named it for Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. The Civil War, Reconstruction, and the area’s untamed wilderness combined to postpone the county’s formal . . . — — Map (db m78964) HM |
| Near Farm to Market Road 81 south of County Road 302. |
| | Soon after Karnes County was created and organized in 1854, a frame and clapboard courthouse was erected at this site in the center of Jefferson Square.
This rock structure was built in 1873 to replace the first courthouse and adjacent county . . . — — Map (db m132370) HM |
| On North Panna Maria Avenue (Business State Highway 123) at West Calvert Avenue (Business U.S. 181), on the right when traveling south on North Panna Maria Avenue. |
| | In 1854 Karnes County erected its first courthouse in the county seat of Helena, an important stage stop between San Antonio and Goliad. The original courthouse was destroyed in a storm about 1865 and a new stone courthouse was built in Helena in . . . — — Map (db m121652) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 81, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1855; used as a storeroom for landlord's share of Panna Maria crops. The landlord, John Twohig, a devout Catholic, set aside one room of store for the church and school.
Owned and operated by the Snoga family since 1918. . . . — — Map (db m131919) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 81, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built 1875; second oldest store in Panna Maria; still has original rafters and floors. Lime for mortaring stones (visible on back and sides) was fired in home kilns. Store was bought by Victor Pilarczyk, 1913. First gas pump was installed 1919. . . . — — Map (db m131918) HM |
| On East San Antonio Avenue west of Saunders Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | First and only courthouse in county. Erected 1869-1870, seven years after county organization. Many locally prominent men were associated with the structure.
The first county judge, Joseph Graham, was appointed U.S. Consul to Argentina. The . . . — — Map (db m111219) HM |
| | This structure was built in the late 1880s as a residence for German native William Kuhlmann (1856-1918), a successful pharmacist and landholder. He sold the home in 1908 to Selina Long King (1831-1910), whose sons . . . — — Map (db m128114) HM |
| On High Street at 8th Street, on the left when traveling west on High Street. |
| | This limestone-block building was built in 1890 as a blacksmith shop ("schmiede") for Jacob Gass (1845-1913). Rock mason J. Gottlieb Lorbeer worked on the lower level for almost a year, walking to the job each week from Sisterdale (15 mi. E). The . . . — — Map (db m111299) HM |
| On Mallory Street at East La Parra Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Mallory Street. |
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English:
Work began on the courthouse across the street in 1918, and it was finished the next year. At that time Sarita was the county seat of Willacy County, which was established in 1911. When the State of Texas reorganized the . . . — — Map (db m118068) HM |
| Near Texas Route 208 at County Road 400. Reported missing. |
| | Built, 1894, of red sandstone quarried nearby. Horse and cattle thieves, murderers, moonshiners most common prisoners. One of most difficult West Texas jails from which to escape. No attempted break successful. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - . . . — — Map (db m105240) HM |
| On North Donaho Avenue at West Main Street (Farm to Market Road 1083), on the left when traveling north on North Donaho Avenue. |
| | An excellent example of early 20th century classical revival style, the First National Bank of Jayton was erected about 1912 by descendants of early Kent County pioneers. Classical features of the edifice, such as the polished granite Ionic . . . — — Map (db m105237) HM |
| On Ranch to Market Road 2291 2.8 miles north of Interstate 10, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Brambletye was built between 1895 and 1900 by English immigrant William Hall (b. 1833), who came to Texas in 1888. After Hall's death in 1900, the stone house and surrounding ranchland were owned by several early ranch families. Prominently sited on . . . — — Map (db m126197) HM |
| On North 5th Street at College Street, on the left when traveling north on North 5th Street. |
| | Across the street, south, was the first building erected to house the Junction post office.
Junction's first postmaster, Mrs. Harriet Kountz, appointed 1876, at first kept the mail in her home. In 1879, her husband Dr. Ezekiel Kountz, built a . . . — — Map (db m126776) HM |
| On Main Street at N. 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
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The third courthouse to serve Kimble County, this structure was designed by San Antonio Architect Henry Truman Phelps (1871 - 1944). Between 1904 and the early 1930s, Phelps designed courthouses in more than ten Texas counties. While he based the . . . — — Map (db m102795) HM |
| On North 6th Street at College Street, on the right when traveling south on North 6th Street. |
| | Built for general merchandise of G. W. Ragsdill, who owned and operated a nearby hotel and wagon yard.
Later used for many other businesses. The top floor has been hall for W.O.W., A.F.& A. M. and I.O.O.F. Lodges, and in 1912 a movie. . . . — — Map (db m126780) HM |
| On U.S. 377 1.1 miles north of County Road 120, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This Kimble County landmark was named for a nearby canyon from which trees were cut for telegraph poles in the mid-19th century. The store and post office were built about 1890-1900. The first commissioned postmistress was Ruth Holmes in 1900. For . . . — — Map (db m54845) HM |
| On U.S. 377, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In the early days of Kimble County, Len and Bettie Lewis established their ranch as a trade center. Bettie received most area mail at their home, the Lewis Hotel and Wagon Yard. In 1882 Bettie filed an application to formalize her postal station and . . . — — Map (db m150348) HM |
| On Fort Clark Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Fort Clark by 1873 had grown to regimental size, compelling construction of six single-story infantry barracks and three two-story cavalry barracks by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department. This one-story rectangular plan barracks was built of . . . — — Map (db m82548) HM |
| On Colony Row 0.1 miles south of Patton Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Erected during the 1873-1875 expansion of Fort Clark to accommodate and support an entire regiment, this structure differs from other quarters on the line in that it is a single dwelling rather than a duplex. The Fifth Regiment of the U.S. Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m55415) HM |
| On Fort Clark Road at MacKenzie Road, on the right when traveling south on Fort Clark Road. |
| | Occupying the site of Fort Clark’s first guardhouse, this 1938 structure served as a morale and welfare facility until 1944, when the U.S. Army closed the fort. The building was a recreation center for soldiers, and served as a non-commissioned . . . — — Map (db m55004) HM |
| On El Paso Street at James Street, on the left when traveling west on El Paso Street. |
| | Italian stonemasons Giovanni B. Filippone (1845-1917) and Giovanni Cassinelli purchased property here in 1883-85 and in 1885 built the six-sided portion of this limestone block building. Filippone became sole owner in 1887 and operated a general . . . — — Map (db m55428) HM |
| On McClernand Road at Crockett Road, on the right when traveling east on McClernand Road. |
| | Established in 1852, Fort Clark was manned by varying troop strengths over the years. This guardhouse was built in the 1870s during a period of fort expansion. A new stockade was built in 1942 to relieve overcrowding, and the guardhouse became . . . — — Map (db m55411) HM |
| On Patton Road at Fort Clark Road, on the right when traveling east on Patton Road. |
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Constructed in 1932, this building replaced an earlier Fort Clark Post Hall that served as a church, courtroom, theater, and recreational center. A utilitarian military design of clear span construction, brick walls, and a stucco veneer, the . . . — — Map (db m55431) HM |
| On South Ann Street (Farm to Market Road 674) at James Street, on the left when traveling north on South Ann Street. |
| | Human inhabitation of Kinney County began thousands of years ago. Spanish expeditions through the area began in 1535 and continued throughout subsequent centuries. An attempt at establishing a Franciscan mission in 1775 failed, as did settlement by . . . — — Map (db m56235) HM |
| On Ann Street (Ranch to Market Road 674), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Kinney County’s first jail, a small square simple stone structure built by James Cornell in 1873 and torn down in 1922, stood across Ann Street on the courthouse grounds, where the flagpole now stands. This second county jail was accepted by the . . . — — Map (db m55425) HM |
| On Colony Row at Patton Drive, on the right when traveling south on Colony Row. |
| | This single-story duplex once served as housing for married officers and their families at Fort Clark. The U.S. Army fort, established in 1852 to defend the western frontier of Texas and the border with Mexico, saw significant growth in the 1870s. . . . — — Map (db m55008) HM |
| On McClernand Road at Colony Row, on the right when traveling west on McClernand Road. |
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This building served Fort Clark from 1939 to 1944 and was named “Dickman Hall” after career cavalry officer, Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman (1857-1927). The ground floor housed a lunge, dining room, tap room, kitchen, guest room, maid’s . . . — — Map (db m65075) HM |
| On Colony Row south of Patton Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Fort Clark was established as a U.S. Army garrison in 1852. The original quarters were crude log huts and houses of palisade construction. In 1857, a new program began to replace badly dilapidated structures with buildings of quarried stone. . . . — — Map (db m55438) HM |
| On Baylor Street at Lee Court, on the right when traveling south on Baylor Street. |
| | This structure was built by the U.S. Army in 1869-70 and is an example of vertical post or jacal construction, used due to the absence of trees tall enough for traditional horizontal log construction. African American “Buffalo Soldiers” . . . — — Map (db m55468) HM |
| On North Street at Fritter Street, on the left when traveling north on North Street. |
| | In 1885 Dr. William Partrick commissioned adjoining commercial spaces at this site, operating a drug store in the single story and a dry goods store and hotel in the two-story section. Later outbuildings included a beer vault, windmill, elevated . . . — — Map (db m55426) HM |
| On Colony Row 0.1 miles west of Fort Clark Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The U.S. Army built nine stone officers’ quarters at Fort Clark beginning in 1873. The need soon arose for additional housing for senior staff officers, and this building was constructed in 1888. Built in a T-plan, the two-story stone duplex . . . — — Map (db m55467) HM |
| On W. Cedar Street at S. Hinton Street (Texas Highway 6), on the right when traveling west on W. Cedar Street. |
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Erected in Benjamin in 1891, when the officials of Knox County were: W.H. Benedict, T.P. Reeder, J.A. Spinks, G.B. Stewart.
Commissioners
T.D. Isbell – Sheriff.
Rock structure replacing wooden courthouse of 1886, was . . . — — Map (db m81300) HM |
| On Fitzhugh Avenue north of East Tudor Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built about 1890 by Jethro D. Atkinson, bank director and owner of Paris' first shoe store. Bought 1910 by social leaders, Dr. Eugene Felder Morris and wife Elizabeth. A fine example of Victorian style prevailing here before the great 1916 Paris . . . — — Map (db m128265) HM |
| On 1st Street NW (Business U.S. 271) at Bonham Street (Business U.S. 82), on the right when traveling south on 1st Street NW. |
| | Organized and opened for business at its present location in 1886 by William J. McDonald (1844-1926), Civil War veteran and lawyer. Earlier he had opened the Citizens Bank of Clarksville and in 1889 he established a Delta County Bank. Under his . . . — — Map (db m97619) HM |
| On South Church Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on South Church Street. |
| | Built 1876 by Judge Wm. Henry Lightfoot, veteran of Forrest's Cavalry in Civil War; law partner of Gen. (and U. S. Senator) Sam B. Maxey. Lumber was hauled from Jefferson. Has square nails. Wide board pine floors are pegged. Water . . . — — Map (db m128833) HM |
| On West Houston Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Houston Street. |
| | The March 1916 fire that left downtown Paris in ruins ravaged Lamar County's massive 1897 Romanesque courthouse and tower, once thought indestructible. On April 20, 1916, the Lamar County Commissioners Court chose local designers and builders . . . — — Map (db m97623) HM |
| On Clarksville Street near 8th Street SE, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built 1858 as a story and a half home by early doctor, A.S.Johnson. Remodeled 1907. Occupied in 1916 by Dr. L.P. McCuistion (1869-1947), 57 years a physician, who founded the Sanitarium of Paris in 1914 and led in development of . . . — — Map (db m128048) HM |
| On West Kaufman Street south of Bonham Street (Business U.S. 82), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Attempts to bring rail service to Lamar County began in the mid-1800s, but a line did not reach the city of Paris until one was built to the south side of town in 1875. Residents raised money to entice the St. Louis & San Francisco (Frisco) to . . . — — Map (db m96916) HM |
| Near American Legion Memorial Highway (U.S. 281) at Plum Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Mineral springs such as nearby Hancock Springs flow into Sulphur Creek, providing Lampasas with waters for recreation and health. The Hancock Springs tract became a fashionable tourist attraction and convention and encampment site in the late 19th . . . — — Map (db m71109) HM |
| On East 3rd Street west of North La Grange Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Fifth structure to serve as seat of justice for Lavaca, created originally as "La Baca", a judicial county, by Congress of Republic of Texas in 1842. Declared unconstitutional along with other judicial counties, it was created anew by First . . . — — Map (db m128140) HM |
| On East Hempstead Street at South Grimes Street, on the right when traveling west on East Hempstead Street. |
| | Built by August W. Schubert, 1879. Bought 1894 by Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, to house a ministerial college, which closed prior to 1900. Sold to Baylis J. Fletcher, Lee County Treasurer and legislator. Presently owned by the Fletcher family. . . . — — Map (db m126747) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 77) north of East Richmond Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Designed by J. R. Gordon along lines similar to New York State Capitol and several buildings at Harvard University.
Classified as Richardsonian Romanesque style, after the famous Louisiana-born architect Henry H. Richardson.
Built by . . . — — Map (db m111930) HM |
| On East St Marys Street (State Highway 7) at Commerce Street (State Highway 75), on the left when traveling east on East St Marys Street. |
| | Built 1887 of slate brick, locally made. One of oldest Texas courthouses still in its original state. County created in 1846. County seat was moved from Leona to Centerville in 1850.
Two earlier courthouses have occupied this site. . . . — — Map (db m119577) HM |
| On Sam Houston Street west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The town of Liberty served as the seat of government for the municipality of Liberty, one of 23 territories in Texas established by Mexico in the 1830s. The first courthouse was erected here in 1831 and was made of hewn logs. Municipalities were . . . — — Map (db m116709) HM |
| On Ford Street at West Main Street (County Route 152), on the right when traveling south on Ford Street. |
| | Designed by Austin architect A. O. Watson, this building is the fourth courthouse for Llano County. Work on the structure began in 1892 and was completed one year later. The contractors were J. A. and G. H. Wilson of Sulphur Springs. The courthouse . . . — — Map (db m89190) HM |
| Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This cabin was built during the Republic of Texas period (1836-1845) and represents the simple architecture of early frontier days. Located in what is now Guadalupe County Texas, it was constructed of winged elm logs chinked with mud from a nearby . . . — — Map (db m135409) HM |
| On Fulton Avenue south of 6th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Isham Tubbs (1852-1947) married Texana Spikes (1857-1930) in Kaufman County in 1877. They moved to the Monterey area of Lubbock County circa 1890. Isham became one of the first school board trustees and a charter member of Lubbock's first United . . . — — Map (db m73611) HM |
| On West Broadway Street east of Avenue U, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Two markers identify this two-story brick building.)
Starting in 1944, several women’s organizations met to coordinate their community improvement efforts. In February 1945, 22 groups became charter members of the Lubbock women’s club. . . . — — Map (db m73559) HM |
| On West Broadway Street at Avenue W, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway Street. |
| | Originally located 2219 13th street, constructed 1925 by A.M. Hensley for C.S. Mast, member of the original faculty at Texas Technological College. Purchased by L.O. "Pop" and Ercil "Mom" White in 1948. Active in youth work, the Whites were . . . — — Map (db m73549) HM |
| On West Broadway Street at Avenue W, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway Street. |
| | This house was constructed in 1925 by prominent Lubbock builder A. M. Hensley for the family of Dr. Clarence S. Mast (d. 1936). Mast served as a physics professor on the original faculty of Texas Tech University. The home exhibits elements of the . . . — — Map (db m73548) HM |
| On Doak Street at 8th Street, on the left when traveling north on Doak Street. |
| | Farmer and rancher A. J. Warren (1870-1933) moved to this area in 1902 and helped to organize Lynn County in 1903. He built this 2-story brick and concrete edifice in 1925 to house the First National Bank, chartered that year. Competition from . . . — — Map (db m110307) HM |
| On Main Street at South 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | In 1876 the Texas legislature created Lynn County, which organized in 1903 with Tahoka as county seat. A two-story frame structure on this site served as courthouse until citizens approved a bond election for the current building in Jul. 1915. . . . — — Map (db m110344) HM |
| On Main Street at South 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
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This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m110347) HM |
| On North Vale Street north of West Austin Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Old home of Jefferson "Jimplecute" and other newspapers, and the Chesterfield Social Club. Now Brown Building.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark — — Map (db m119833) HM |
| On West Dallas Street 0.1 miles east of South Market Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built in the late 1850s, this building first housed the Jefferson Masonic Lodge.
A number of businesses were located here during the Civil War, and later it was used by the Knights and Ladies of Honor of Myrtle and the Knights of Honor of . . . — — Map (db m110994) HM |
| On West Austin Street at North Vale Street, on the right when traveling west on West Austin Street. |
| | Oldest hotel in East Texas. Frame part built in 1850’s; brick wing added 1864. Among famous guests during river port days of Jefferson were presidents Grant and Hayes, and poet Oscar Wilde.
Restored 1961-63 by Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. . . . — — Map (db m110989) HM |
| On West Lafayette Street at North Market Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lafayette Street. |
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Built 1907 by local funds plus a gift from Andrew Carnegie Foundation – one of 34 such grants made in Texas (where the movement for public libraries had begun in 1881).
A center of interest in a culture-loving town. . . . — — Map (db m123271) HM |
| On Austin Street near North Vale Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built during the early 1860s, this structure served as a boarding house and as a mercantile before opening as the Kahn Saloon about 1900. Temperance movement leader Carrie Nation was denied entrance here during one of her campaigns through Texas. . . . — — Map (db m119820) HM |
| On West Austin Street 0.1 miles west of South Polk Street (County Highway 134), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Texas Legislature created Marion County in 1860. Jefferson, established as early as 1841, was chosen as county seat. By 1860, Jefferson was a regional economic center for steamboat traffic on Big Cypress Bayou, navigable due to a logjam on the . . . — — Map (db m110949) HM |
| On West Austin Street 0.1 miles east of South Vale Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Brothers John C. Murphy (1816-71) and James M. Murphy (b. 1820) of Tennessee came to Jefferson, Texas, in 1850. They owned a wholesale cotton firm and were prominent businessmen. In the early 1850s they built this structure as a warehouse in the . . . — — Map (db m110985) HM |
| On West Austin Street at North Market Street, on the left when traveling east on West Austin Street. |
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Used 1890-1964 by court of Eastern District of Texas. Now a museum.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark–1966 — — Map (db m110997) HM |
| On Austin Street at North Vale Street, on the right when traveling west on Austin Street. |
| | Near Trammel's Trace, a road charted 1813, used by thousands of settlers migrating to Texas. Site was owned 1868 by D. B. Culberson, later a congressman and a lawyer for defense in the Diamond Bessie murder trial. Culberson's 2-story building here . . . — — Map (db m119832) HM |
| On North Vale Street north of West Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built 1872 in Victorian style, with long galleries, bay window, 4 gables. Then a hotel, it became famous when guest "Diamond Bessie" Moore was killed west of town at a picnic in 1877. Fellow guest Abe Rothchild, cited for murder, was freed after . . . — — Map (db m119835) HM |
| On East Clarksville Street west of North Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | William P. Torrans (1818-1881) built this Greek revival structure on Lafayette Street in the 1860s. It was purchased in 1877 by druggist E. W. Taylor (b. 1838), a former mayor of Jefferson, and Anna Matilda Clopton . . . — — Map (db m119841) HM |
| On North Convent Street at East Carpenter Street, on the right when traveling north on North Convent Street. |
| | Constructed in 1882 as a two-room home for Carmelite Priests, this was the first building in Stanton. Dennis and Mary (Stoeger) Connell made their home here after their marriage in 1902. Mary bore eight children in the house, which grew with the . . . — — Map (db m86549) HM |
| On Business Route 20 1 mile east of Saint Peter Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | About 1900, J. E. and Nettie (Bell) Millhollon trailed their cattle from Glasscock to Martin County, acquiring this homesite and 34 sections of land. Business and church leaders in Stanton, the couple had this house erected in 1907 by N. H. Hunt of . . . — — Map (db m86553) HM |
| On School Street at North St Joseph Street, on the left when traveling west on School Street. |
| | The cell block of this jail was originally included in the 1885 Martin County Courthouse, built the year after the organization of Martin County when Stanton was known as Marienfeld. When the courthouse was torn down following a 1908 bond election, . . . — — Map (db m86546) HM |
| On Fort McKavett Street (U.S. 87) west of San Antonio Street (U.S. 87), on the right when traveling east. |
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Constructed in 1909, this is the third courthouse to serve the people of Mason County. Commissioners Court probably met in other locations until the first courthouse was built in 1872. It burned in 1877 and was replaced that year by a second red . . . — — Map (db m118894) HM |
| On 7th Street (State Highway 35) at Avenue F (State Highway 60), on the right when traveling east on 7th Street. |
| | An election in the fall of 1894 resulted in the relocation of the Matagorda county seat from the city of Matagorda to Bay Prairie (now Bay City). D.P. Moore, the postmaster at the nearby small town of Elliott, owned property in the new town and . . . — — Map (db m96314) HM |
| On Catalpa Street at Fisher Street (State Highway 60), on the left when traveling south on Catalpa Street. |
| | Has withstood many hurricanes. A cultural, social, political center. Home of: A.C. Horton, 1st Lieutenant - Governor of Texas and Governor 7 months; Rev. Caleb Ives, 1st Rector of 1st Episcopal Church in Texas; W. L. Sartwell, partner in Ives - . . . — — Map (db m158794) HM |
| On Main Street (State Highway 240) at Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. |
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A landmark of the Texas-Mexico border area. Built 1884-85, during term of county Judge Thomas Lamb, on site chosen by citizens' committee, who donated $800 toward purchase of land from R.E. Moffit.
Architects: Wahrenberger and Beckman, San . . . — — Map (db m111469) HM |
| On West Commerce Street (U.S. 87) west of South Bridge Street (U.S. 87), on the right when traveling west. |
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County organized 1876, with Brady as county seat; first courthouse built 1879.
Present courthouse (second and on same site) completed 1900; and Moodie, contractors, for "turn key" construction. Local labor and materials were used as far as . . . — — Map (db m112230) HM |
| Near N. High Street at W. Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Constructed 1909-1910, this was the second building to serve as the McCulloch County jail. This red brick Romanesque Revival style edifice was built by the Southern Structural Steel Co. of San Antonio. Sheriff T.L. Sansom was the first occupant of . . . — — Map (db m116224) HM |
| On Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Seat of justice for county organized in 1850 by founders of Waco, to give the young city added strength. Ironically, until the early 20th century, county outstripped city in prosperity.
This courthouse (the county's fourth) was built during . . . — — Map (db m141198) HM |
| On Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In January 1850, the Texas Legislature created McLennan County from portions of Robertson and Milam counties, naming it for Neil McLennan, who had settled along the South Bosque River. In September of that year, the Commissioners Court began . . . — — Map (db m141199) HM |
| On North Main Street near Oak Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | One of the first German settlers in the area, August Groppe, Sr. (1840-1919) had this structure built in 1892, the year the town of West was incorporated. A prominent cotton farmer and businessman. Groppe hired local brickmasons and used bricks that . . . — — Map (db m62453) HM |
| On Fiorella Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Erected 1854; first permanent courthouse in Castroville, the first seat (1848-1892) of Medina County. When built, structure was on old road to San Antonio.
This building took place of temporary office space which County Court had used 6 years. . . . — — Map (db m130157) HM |
| On U.S. 90 at Florence Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90. |
| | These limestone structures along the Eagle Pass - San Antonio road at the Medina River ford were once centers of trade, travel, industry, and domestic
life. Alsatian colonist Michel Simon settled here in 1844, followed by Caesar Monod, who built a . . . — — Map (db m130395) HM |
| On U.S. 90 at Florence Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90. |
| | Constructed in 1849 with local limestone, mortar, and cypress lumber, this building includes elements of Alsatian domestic architecture found in Castroville. The 18-inch-thick walls were originally coated with a whitewashed lime plaster, while split . . . — — Map (db m130394) HM |
| On Sacarosa Avenue (County Road 525) east of Blanco Avenue (State Highway 1796), on the left when traveling east. |
| | J.M. and Mary Ann Koch owned and operated a hotel in D'Hanis beginning in 1898. They purchased the land on this site in July 1902, and built this hotel in 1906. Reportedly constructed by Chinese railroad laborers, it is built of early bricks from . . . — — Map (db m64488) HM |
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