Market House Museum

Market House Museum (HM2FPX)

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N 28° 40.016', W 97° 23.47'

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Site was dedicated to public use by City Ordinance No. 28, on Aug. 30, 1853. About 1871, market with 12 x 24-ft. stalls was put up at cost of $550, and rented to sellers of meat and produce.

In 1886 this became firehouse, with a meeting hall and a room for hook and ladder equipment.

Bell bought 1890 for $45 rang night hours and sounded alarms.

Home until 1964 of volunteer fire company, this building was restored in 1967 as a museum.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968


Incise on base: Marker sponsored by Volunteer Firemen and Auxiliary.

(Supplemental Plaque)
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places - 1972
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HM NumberHM2FPX
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Year Placed1968
Placed ByTexas State Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 657211 N 3172144
Decimal Degrees28.66693333, -97.39116667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 40.016', W 97° 23.47'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 40' 0.95999999999989" N, 97° 23' 28.2" W
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