Brenham Downtown Historic District
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Brenham Downtown Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
Brenham downtown during the 2010 Flavors of Texas Festival | |
![]() ![]() Brenham Downtown Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded W. Vulcan, E. Vulcan, South Market, West First, Bassett, S. Austin and N. Austin, Brenham, Texas |
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Coordinates | 30°10′0″N 96°23′49″W / 30.16667°N 96.39694°WCoordinates: 30°10′0″N 96°23′49″W / 30.16667°N 96.39694°W |
Area | 38 acres (15 ha) |
Built | 1861 |
Architect | James Wetmore, Alfred Finn, et al. |
Architectural style | Italianate, Classical Revival, et al. |
MPS | Brenham MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 04000154[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 10, 2004 |
The Brenham Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Buildings in the district were designed by Alfred C. Finn, James Wetmore, and others in Classical Revival and other styles.[1] Included in the district is the Simon Theatre.
Washington County Courthouse
The 1939 Washington County Courthouse is also a contributing property to the district.
Gallery[]
Simon Theatre in Brenham
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Washington County
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links[]
Media related to Brenham Downtown Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Historic districts in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Texas
- Neoclassical architecture in Texas
- Italianate architecture in Texas
- Geography of Washington County, Texas
- History of Brenham, Texas
- Brenham, Texas
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
- Texas Registered Historic Place stubs