RUNGE MUSEUM

RUNGE, TX

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Credit: QuesterMark

Runge Museum is a small museum located in the town of Runge, Texas. The museum is housed in a former bank building and features exhibits on the history of the town and surrounding area. The museum's permanent collection includes artifacts from the town's early settlers, including tools, furniture, clothing, and photographs.

The museum also has a rotating exhibit space that features local artists and historical exhibits. The museum hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including art shows, lectures, and historical reenactments. Visitors can also take a guided tour of the museum and learn about the town's history and culture.

Runge Museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free, although donations are accepted. The museum is run by a group of dedicated volunteers who are passionate about preserving the town's history and heritage. Visitors to the museum can expect to learn about the rich history and culture of this small Texas town and gain a deeper appreciation for the contributions of its early settlers.

RUNGE MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in RUNGE TX. US MID #8404801325

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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St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Episcopal worship services were held in Kenedy as early as 1899, though the congregation of St. Matthew's was not organized as a mission until 1913, by the Rev. Alfred R. S. Garden. Designed by Frank Corby, this was the only Episcopal church in the county when completed in 1916. The Gothic Revival style structure, in a Latin cross plan, features tall, narrow, pointed-arch windows, fabricated buttresses, and a side entry bay narthex. A crenelated tower was rebuilt with a gabled roof following damage in a 1942 hurricane.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1986

Karnes County Courthouse In 1854 Karnes County erected its first courthouse in the county seat of Helena, an important stage stop between San Antonio and Goliad. The original courthouse was destroyed in a storm about 1865 and a new stone courthouse was built in Helena in 1873.

In the 1880s the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad was planning a route from San Antonio to the coast. The citizens of Helena did not donate land or raise enough cash for the railroad. At this time, W.G. Butler donated land west of Helena through what is now Karnes City. As a result, the railroad bypassed Helena as it built a line through Karnes County in 1886-87. By 1893 the railroad town of Karnes City, established here in 1891, had surpassed Helena in population and political clout. Karnes City was chosen as the new county seat on December 21, 1893.

Karnes County officials let bids for a new courthouse and jail on January 4, 1894. They received bids from prominent Texas courthouse designers, Alfred Giles and J. Riely Gordon, but awarded the courthouse contract to John Cormack, who also built courthouses in Concho, Somervell and Uvalde counties. Cormack died before finishing the structure and his business associate J.A. Austin completed the job. The courthouse was dedicated on October 25, 1894, and completed on May 29,1895. The three-story brick courthouse with rusticated stone trim featured Second Empire and Richardsonian Romanesque elements with projected mansard towers, cylindrical corner towers and a central clock tower. Alterations beginning in the 1920s resulted in two additions on the west side, removal of the original clock tower and the conical roofs of the corner turrets, stucco applied over the brick and blocking off the south entrance. Construction beginning in 2011 and completed in 2018 restored the courthouse to its original (1894) appearance.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2010
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First Presbyterian Church Karnes City's first edifice built for Protestant worship. Housed congregation originating in 1894 as a mission under the care of Helena Presbyterians, and organized as a church with 14 members in 1895 by The Rev. H. R. Laird, evangelist of the Western Texas Presbytery. Church building was completed in June 1901. Congregation celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1970.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970

First Presbyterian Church and sign Karnes City, TX

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telephone: 8302394289

RUNGE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 103
RUNGE
TX
78151-0103

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MID #	8404801325
Name	RUNGE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
Alternate Name	RUNGE MUSEUM
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	742970112
NTEECC	A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	28.886137, -97.713645
CODES	FIPS State Code: 48 FIPS County Code: 255 US Census Tract: 970400 US Census Block: 1077