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Brenham Downtown Historic District

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded W Vulcan, E. Vulcan, South Market, West First, Bassett, S Austin and N Austin
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Office of the Supervising Architect Architect
Alfred C Finn Architect
1861/00/00
1870/00/00
1871/00/00

Places

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Washington County Courthouse
  • NRHP

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Particulars for Brenham Downtown Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Historic Use City or Town Hall
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Historic Use Customhouse
Criteria Exemplar
Historic Use Financial Institution
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Italianate
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Retail shop
Historic Use Specialty Store
Area of Significance Theatre
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 10th March 2004

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Brenham Downtown Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded W. Vulcan, E. Vulcan, South Market, West First, Bassett, S. Austin and N. Austin
Registry Number: 04000154
Resource Type: District
Theme Group: Brenham MPS
Owner: Local, Private
Architect: Wetmore, James; Finn, Alfred, et al.
Architectural Style: Italianate, Classical revival
Attribute: et al.
Area in Acres: 38
Contributing Buildings: 95
Non-Contributing Buildings: 50
Contributing Structures: 5
Non-Contributing Structures: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Commerce, Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Transportation, Politics-government
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1861, 1870, 1871
Historic Function: Government, Transportation, Commerce, Trade, Agriculture, subsistence, Industry, processing, extraction, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Department store, City Hall, Customhouse, Business, Financial institution, Theater, Specialty store
Current Function: Vacant, not in use, Government, Commerce, Trade, Industry, processing, extraction, Work in progress
Current Sub-Function: Business Financial institution Specialty store Department store Restaurant Professional City Hall

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