Brenham Heritage Museum
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 Brenham Heritage Museum exterior | |
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| Established | 1991 |
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| Location | 105 South Market, Brenham, Texas 77833 |
| Coordinates | 30°10′03″N 96°23′46″W / 30.1676°N 96.3961°W |
| Type | Local history museum |
| Director | David Thomas |
| Website | brenhamheritagemuseum.org |
U.S. Post Office Federal Building-Brenham, TX | |
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| Location | 105 South Market, Brenham, Texas 77833 |
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| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1914-1916 |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000449[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1990 |
The Brenham Heritage Museum is a local history museum in downtown Brenham, Texas located in the former US Post Office-Federal Building-Brenham listed on the National Register of Historic Places building.[2] The museum is operated by the Brenham Heritage Museum Board of Directors, and staff members. The museum operates a second site, the Bus Depot Gallery, in the Art-Deco Kerrville Bus Lines Depot of Brenham.
Origins
[edit]In 1991, the City of Brenham offered the former U.S. Post Office-Federal Building for use as a museum. A non-profit was established, collections were acquired, funds were raised and the museum opened soon after.
Collections
[edit]The Brenham Heritage Museum has acquired the body of her collections from the citizenry of Brenham, Texas and the surrounding Washington County. A number of individuals and organizations have provided the museum with significant portions of the collection.[3][4]
Exhibits
[edit]The artifacts tell the story of Washington County, from German immigrant settlement to its development as an agricultural and industrial center.[5][6]
Museum building
[edit]The museum is located former US Post Office for the City of Brenham. The building was constructed between 1914 - 1916. and remained the post office until the mid-1960s, when a new post office was built nearby. The old post office structure then became a federal office building until is conversion to its current use as a museum.[7]
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, it was added due to its notable Classical Revival architecture.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "US Post Office—Federal Building—Brenham". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ Banner, Special to the (February 19, 2020). "BHM seeks to preserve local images, stories of yesteryear". Brenham Banner-Press. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Blog : News & Events : Texas Historical Foundation". texashistoricalfoundation.org. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Heritage Museum to open Giddings exhibit". Brenham Banner-Press. November 15, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Brenham Heritage Museum Celebrates Texas History Through the Barrel of a Gun". KWHI. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "About Brenham Heritage Museum". Brenham Heritage Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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