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The History of Marshall, Texas follows the State from its founding as an administrative center of the Republic of Texas, through its rise to be one of the largest cities in the early State of Texas, to its emergence as a major Confederate city, to its establishment as a major railroad hub of the United States in the late 19th century, through its national influence on the American Civil Rights ...
Harrison County Historical Museum is a historical museum in Marshall, Texas, dedicated to the history of Harrison County, Texas. The museum features twenty-two rooms of exhibits ranging in topic from the Native American Caddo culture to the history of the HBCU Wiley College . The museum was in the Old Courthouse on Whetstone Square from 1964 ...
It is the signature landmark of Marshall and is frequently used to represent East Texas in travel literature. The Old Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From 1964 until 2000 the building housed the Harrison County Historical Museum. The building is noted as being the location of the first sit-ins in Texas.
1964. Starr Family Home State Historic Site is a 3.1-acre (1.3 ha) historical site operated by the Texas Historical Commission in downtown Marshall, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] The museum was made a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1986. [3] On January 1, 2008, the site was transferred from ...
Marshall is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. [4] It is the county seat of Harrison County and a cultural and educational center of the Ark-La-Tex region. At the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Marshall was 23,392. [5]
1st. Website. harrisoncountytexas.org. Harrison County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 68,839. [2] The county seat is Marshall. [3] The county was created in 1839 and organized in 1842. [4][5] It is named for Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary.
December 31, 1974. Ginocchio Historic District, in Marshall, Texas is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district takes its name from the Ginocchio family who operated a hotel, The Ginocchio, in the district during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The district houses numerous historic buildings ...
Added to NRHP. July 14, 1983. Designated RTHL. 1978. The Hochwald House is a Victorian 21⁄2 -story house on 211 West Grand Avenue in Marshall, Texas. [2] Built 1894 to 1895, the house was named after Isaac Hochwald (1865-1956), a prominent Jewish merchant. [2] In 1912, the house was renovated to include classical revival features.