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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28E7_former-bank-building-of-giddings-giddings_Brenham-TX.html
A private firm; Brenham's first bank, founded 1866 by lawyer-brothers J. D. and D. C. Giddings. This building was erected 1872 for bank, with Brenham Chapter No. 5, Royal Arch Masons, owning third floor. Bank closed in 1945.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28E6_prairie-lea-cemetery_Brenham-TX.html
Graves in this historic cemetery date from the 1840s, although trustees of the Brenham Cemetery Association did not formally set aside the property until 1871. It came into operation following concern the earlier Masonic Cemetery would soon reach …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM244A_washington-county-courthouse_Brenham-TX.html
Built in 1940 with funds granted by the Public Works Administration, this is the fourth courthouse to serve Washington County since its formation in 1835. Constructed during the tenure of County Judge Sam Low, the massive white limestone courthous…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RE6_glenblythe-plantation-home-of-thomas-affleck_Brenham-TX.html
In the 19th century, one of the world's foremost researcher-writers on agriculture and horticulture lived 1858-1868 on his 3,500-acre plantation 2 mi. S of here, developing famous "central Texas nurseries" and experimental fields for new plant var…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RE5_robert-starke-armistead_Brenham-TX.html
A native of North Carolina, Robert Starke Armistead moved with his family to Alabama in 1818. He married Ann Sylvesta Carney in 1826 and they came to Texas in 1835. Armistead served in the Republic of Texas army in 1836 and with forces defending S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EX6_blue-bell-creameries_Brenham-TX.html
In August 1907, the Brenham Creamery Company formed to purchase excess dairy products from farmers and produce butter for local sales. In 1911, the creamery began making ice cream, producing a maximum of two gallons each day. E.F. Kruse, who manag…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWF_schmid-bros-building_Brenham-TX.html
Swiss immigrant Josef Schmid began a mercantile business in Brenham in 1880. He was joined by his brothers Benjamin and Sigmund to form Schmid Bros. in 1889, and in 1899-1900 they erected this building to house their business enterprises. Built in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWD_bassett-and-bassett-banking-house_Brenham-TX.html
Benjamin H. and Thomas J. Bassett opened their newly-created bank and located their law office in this building soon after its completion in 1873. Built with bricks manufactured by the local Wild & Co. Brickyard, the Italianate structure housed th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ET3_yegua-creek_Brenham-TX.html
In 1690 the Spanish gave the name "San Francisco" to this 62-mile Brazos River tributary; but on an 1822 map, Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas", marked it "Yegua", Spanish for "mare". Mustang mares and foals then grazed among the Indians on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9P_county-commissioners-court_Brenham-TX.html
Composed of a chief justice (now county judge) and four county commissioners, these elected governing boards directed vital Civil War programs. Provided arms, clothing, horses and saddles for troops from county. Gave aid to wartime factories. Obta…