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April 21, 1983 (222 E. Main St. Brenham: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, part of Brenham Downtown Historic District 4: Baylor University Female Department
The Cowboy Church of Ellis County in Waxahachie, Texas, is known as the largest cowboy church in the world, with over 1,700 members. [18] The majority of these religious institutions integrate elements reminiscent of the American frontier , with some like the Ellis County offering ranching and rodeo education, along with fishing and ...
Brenham (/ ˈ b r ɛ n əm / BREH-nəm) is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County, [7] with a population of 17,369 according to the 2020 U.S. census. Brenham is also known for its annual German heritage festival that takes place each May called Maifest, similar to Volksfest. [8]
Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Brenham, Texas) S. St. Mary's Catholic Church (Brenham, Texas) Simon Theatre; W. James Walker Log House
Prairie Hill was originally settled by German immigrants in the early 1870s. In 1876 the church was organized as St. John's Lutheran Church. This structure was enlarged in 1911, and then burned down in 1912. The structure was rebuilt the same year. The church joined the Texas Lutheran synod in 1925. [2]
East Brenham Historic District is residential area located northeast of downtown Brenham, Texas. Comprising about nine city blocks, the district contains 79 contributing resources, primarily residential with a some commercial buildings and a church. The oldest building is an 1881 house, most of the buildings date from about 1875 to 1940. [2]
In 1839, the second oldest Presbyterian church in Texas was established here by Reverend Hugh Wilson (1794–1868). A year later, in 1840, the Republic of Texas established a post office and renamed it 'Gay Hill' in honor of Thomas Gay and William Carroll Jackson Hill, who owned the general store. A decade later, in 1854, a Mason lodge was ...
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