GIBBS-POWELL HOME WALKER COUNTY MUSEUM

HUNTSVILLE, TX

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The Gibbs-Powell Home Walker County Museum in Huntsville, Texas is a historical museum dedicated to the preservation of the history of Walker County. The museum is housed in the former home of Dr. William Lewis Gibbs and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Powell Gibbs. The home was built in 1875 and is a two-story Victorian style home with a wrap-around porch and a large balcony. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The museum showcases the history of Walker County and its people, both past and present. Exhibits at the museum include artifacts, photographs, and personal items from the area’s settlers and early pioneers, as well as a variety of other local artifacts and memorabilia. The museum also offers educational programming for adults and children, such as lectures and workshops.

The Gibbs-Powell Home Walker County Museum is open to the public and admission is free. The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays. It is located at 100 E. Crockett Street in Huntsville, Texas.

GIBBS-POWELL HOME WALKER COUNTY MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in HUNTSVILLE TX. US MID #8404800236

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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Midnight Reflection
Walker County Courthouse (Huntsville, Texas) 1970 Walker County Courthouse in Huntsville, Texas. This building is the fifth courthouse for Walker County. It replaced an 1889 courthouse that burned in 1968.
Walker County Courthouse (Huntsville, Texas) 1970 Walker County Courthouse in Huntsville, Texas. This building is the fifth courthouse for Walker County. It replaced an 1889 courthouse that burned in 1968.
Walker County Courthouse (Huntsville, Texas) Historical marker for the Walker County Courthouse in Huntsville, Texas. The plaque states: The Five Courthouses of Walker County - The first Walker County Courthouse was available for county commissioners court meetings in July 1848; the building was finally completed in the center of the Huntsville public square in 1850. Because of a defective foundation, a second courthouse had replaced it by 1853. Repairs made in 1856 did not hold long. The design for the third county courthouse featured a grand jury house in the southwest corner of the grounds rather than inside the courthouse itself. Dubbed "The Little Courthouse," the grand jury house was completed and in use by 1861. Construction on the main courthouse was interrupted by the Civil War; it was finished in 1869 but major repairs were necessary within a couple of years. On the first day of 1888 the grand jury house was again called into service after the main courthouse burned. The commissioners court selected Eugene T. Heiner of Houston to design a new building. The construction contract was awarded to D. N. Darling of Palestine. Darling set to work in late spring and erected Heiner's vision, replete with Victorian Gothic, Renaissance Revival and Italianate details. That structure, the fourth Walker County Courthouse, gradually welcomed back the social and religious groups of the county. Other uses included the Walker County Fair of 1912 and a lecture series sponsored by Texas A & M University in 1914. The interior of the building burned in 1968. At that time, it was one of the 25 oldest courthouses in the state of Texas. The fifth Walker County Courthouse, a modern brick and steel structure, was completed in 1970. It remained in service at the dawn of the 21st century. (2000)
Old Gibbs Store (Huntsville, Texas) Historic 1847 Gibbs Store on the courthouse square in Huntsville, Texas. The building was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964.
Masonic Lodge (Huntsville, Texas) Historic 1909 Masonic Lodge in Huntsville, Texas. Forrest Lodge No. 19, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (A.F. & A.M), is the eighth oldest lodge in Texas. Sam Houston was a member.
Masonic Lodge (Huntsville, Texas) Historical marker for the historic Masonic Lodge building in Huntsville, Texas. The plaque reads: Forrest Lodge No. 19, A.F. & A.M. - One of 25 lodges started during the Republic of Texas, Forrest Lodge No. 19, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered on Jan. 11, 1844. It is the eighth oldest lodge in Texas. Among its early members were Sam Houston and Texas historian Henderson Yoakum. Another outstanding member, William Martin Taylor (1817-1871), is known as "The Father of the Texas Work". He published a handbook called "Taylor's Monitor" which brought uniformity to Texas Masonic ritual. It was approved by the Grand Lodge at a meeting held here in 1858. At least 28 local Masons have attained offices in the Grand Lodge. The upper floor of a store owned by Alexander McDonald, the first worshipful master, served as an early meeting place. A two-story lodge hall on the north side of the square, built in 1850, was destroyed by fire in 1881. It was replaced by a brick building near the corner of University and 11th Street in 1883. The present property was acquired in 1896 and the new structure dedicated in 1909. The Masons have shared their facilities with the Red Cross, the First Baptist Church, and the public schools. Lodge funds have aided distressed members, widows, and orphans; bought war bonds; and supplied scholarships. (1978)
Old U.S. Post Office (Huntsville, Texas) Historic U.S. Post Office in Seymour, Texas. The Mediterranean Revival style building was constructed 1931-32. The former post office is now the William Moore State Office Building.
Old U.S. Post Office (Huntsville, Texas) Historic U.S. Post Office in Seymour, Texas. The Mediterranean Revival style building was constructed 1931-32. The former post office is now the William Moore State Office Building.
Sam Houston State University – Austin Hall (Huntsville, Texas) Historic Marks Administration Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Constructed 1915-16, it was originally constructed as the university's first science building. The building was named the Marks Administration Building in 2001 after the 11th President of Sam Houston State University (Bobby K. Marks).
Sam Houston State University – Austin Hall (Huntsville, Texas) Historic Marks Administration Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Constructed 1915-16, it was originally constructed as the university's first science building. The building was named the Marks Administration Building in 2001 after the 11th President of Sam Houston State University (Bobby K. Marks).

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GIBBS-POWELL HOME WALKER COUNTY MUSEUM
1228 11TH ST
HUNTSVILLE
TX
77340

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MID # 8404800236
Name GIBBS-POWELL HOME WALKER COUNTY MUSEUM
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
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LAT/LONG 30.724174, -95.552652
CODES FIPS State Code: 48
FIPS County Code: 471
US Census Tract: 790500
US Census Block: 2059