Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office explained

Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office
Coordinates:31.1042°N -97.9289°W
Built:1878
Builder:Ogletree, Marsden
Added:September 26, 1979
Area:1.2acres
Refnum:79002928

The Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office, in Coryell County, Texas about 1.6miles southwest of Copperas Cove, Texas, was built in 1878. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It has also served as the Martin I. Walker Historical Museum. The listing includes one contributing building and one contributing structure.

It was built of limestone quarried nearby.[1]

It was deemed notable as "a fine example of the vernacular stone structures that dotted the nineteenth century Texas landscape. It is the only structure remaining from the original town of Copperas Cove, then known as The Cove. Having served numerous functions strategic to the locale, beginning with its original as stage relay station and post office and including home and grocery, it continues to be a major landmark in its present condition as a museum."[1]

It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark; known as Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office; built in 1878.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office / Martin I. Walker Historical Museum . National Archives . Willard B. Robinson . July 16, 1979 . May 27, 2018 . With four photos from 1976-78.