| Brenham Heritage Museum | |
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| Location: | 105 South Market, Brenham, Texas 77833 |
| Type: | Local history museum |
| Director: | David Thomas |
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| Website: | brenhamheritagemuseum.org |
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| U.S. Post Office Federal Building-Brenham, TX | |
| Location: | 105 South Market, Brenham, Texas 77833 |
| Built: | 1914-1916 |
| Added: | March 29, 1990 |
| Area: | Less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 90000449 |
The Brenham Heritage Museum is a local history museum in downtown Brenham, Texas located in the former US Post Office-Federal Building-Brenham listed on the National Register of Historic Places building.[1] The museum is operated by the Brenham Heritage Museum Board of Directors, and staff members. The museum operates a second site, the Bus Depot Gallery, in the Art-Deco Kerrville Bus Lines Depot of Brenham.
In 1991, the City of Brenham offered the former U.S. Post Office-Federal Building for use as a museum. A non-profit was established, collections were acquired, funds were raised and the museum opened soon after.
The Brenham Heritage Museum has acquired the body of her collections from the citizenry of Brenham, Texas and the surrounding Washington County. A number of individuals and organizations have provided the museum with significant portions of the collection.[2] [3]
The artifacts tell the story of Washington County, from German immigrant settlement to its development as an agricultural and industrial center.[4] [5]
The museum is located former US Post Office for the City of Brenham. The building was constructed between 1914 - 1916. and remained the post office until the mid-1960s, when a new post office was built nearby. The old post office structure then became a federal office building until is conversion to its current use as a museum.[6]
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, it was added due to its notable Classical Revival architecture.[1]