LONGHORN MUSEUM

PLEASANTON, TX

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The Longhorn Museum is a historical museum located in Pleasanton, Texas. The museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history and heritage of the Texas Longhorn cattle breed, as well as the ranching and cowboy culture of South Texas.

The museum features a variety of exhibits, including displays of historical artifacts, photographs, and artwork related to the Texas Longhorn cattle breed and the ranching industry. Visitors can also enjoy interactive exhibits, such as a virtual cattle drive and a cowboy campfire experience.

In addition to its permanent exhibits, the Longhorn Museum hosts a variety of special events and educational programs throughout the year. These events include live music performances, cowboy poetry readings, and educational workshops on topics such as cattle handling and rodeo history.

The Longhorn Museum is housed in a historic building that was once used as a train depot. The building has been carefully restored and renovated to create a welcoming and educational space for visitors of all ages. The museum is open to the public six days a week and offers guided tours and educational programs for school groups and other organizations.

LONGHORN MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in PLEASANTON TX. US MID #8404800203

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

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Old Atascosa County Jail (Jourdanton, Texas) Historic former Atascosa County Jail in Jourdanton, Texas. The jail was completed in 1916 and served until it was replaced in 1982.

Atascosa County Courthouse (Jourdanton, Texas) Historical marker for the 1913 Atascosa County Courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas. The plaque reads:

&quot;Atascosa County was created from Bexar County in 1856. The first county seat was at Navatasco, on land donated by Jose Antonio Navarro, and the county's first courthouse was a log cabin. The county seat was moved to Pleasanton in 1858, and a frame courthouse was erected. A second courthouse was built in 1868, followed by a third, a red rock structure in 1885. When a special election resulted in the relocation of the county seat to Jourdanton in 1910, the county officers were first housed in rented quarters. The following year the Gordon-Jones Company began construction on a new courthouse. Completed in 1912, the building was designed by San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps (1881-1945), who would also design the Atascosa County Jail in 1915. The two-story brick building has identical entries at each side. Mission Revival-style detail includes curvilinear parapets and occasional Renaissance motifs, accomplished with cast-stone highlights, metal balustrades, and tile roofing. The corners of the building are turned with three-story tower bays, each topped by an open belvedere. Later alterations to the courthouse replaced original windows and installed an elevator opposite the original stairwell.&quot;

Old Atascosa County Jail (Jourdanton, Texas) Historical marker for the old Atascosa County Jail in Jourdanton, Texas. The plaque reads:

&quot;County officials rented a small Jourdanton house for a jail in 1911 after the county seat was moved here from Pleasanton in 1910. A proposal to build a new jail with cells from the old Pleasanton structure was rejected and this reinforced-concrete, brick-clad building with new steel cells was authorized in 1915. This site was purchased that year from W.M. Abernethy (1851-1931), who had served as County Judge from 1901 to 1912. The architect of the 1912 Courthouse, Henry T. Phelps (1881-1945) of San Antonio, was chosen to supervise erection of the jail. The Southern Structural Steel Company of San Antonio was awarded the $20,000 construction contract. An electic blend of architectural elements was highlighted with crenelated towers and hood molds outlining the windows. The first floor housed offices and living quarters for Sheriffs and their families, provided from 1916 to 1959. A gallows room was built on the second floor, though its trap door was never sprung for execution. Standard and specialized cells were partitioned on the second and third floors. Additions were built in 1974, with bricks and detailing carefully matching original patterns. A new jail was built to replace this building in 1982.&quot;

Contact LONGHORN MUSEUM

telephone: 8305696313
website: http://www.pleasantontx.org/museum.html

LONGHORN MUSEUM
1959 E STATE HIGHWAY 97
PLEASANTON
TX
78064

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MID #	8404800203
Name	LONGHORN MUSEUM
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Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
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LAT/LONG	28.980505, -98.4628
CODES	FIPS State Code: 48 FIPS County Code: 013 US Census Tract: 960100 US Census Block: 2084