Brenham Heritage Museum

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Brenham Heritage Museum
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Brenham Heritage Museum
Established1991 (1991)
Location105 South Market, Brenham, Texas 77833
Coordinates 30°10′03″N96°23′46″W / 30.1676°N 96.3961°W / 30.1676; -96.3961
Type Local history museum
DirectorDavid Thomas
Website brenhamheritagemuseum.org
U.S. Post Office Federal Building-Brenham, TX
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Location105 South Market, Brenham, Texas 77833
AreaLess than one acre
Built1914-1916
NRHP reference No. 90000449 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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.

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Origins

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

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

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

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "US Post Office—Federal Building—Brenham". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  3. Banner, Special to the (February 19, 2020). "BHM seeks to preserve local images, stories of yesteryear". Brenham Banner-Press. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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