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Stephenville
Historical House Museum 525
E. Washington St
Stephenville,
Texas
Text and photos by Sam Fenstermacher |
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Stephenville
Historical House Museum Church |
| | Stephenville
Historical House Museum Church Interior |
| Many small
communities in Texas have their own local museum and the town of Stephenville
is no exception. The Stephenville Historical House Museum has on display a sizable
collection of old relics they've gathered up from the community. Milk cans, dental
tools, dishes, and the list goes on and on. All the commodity items it took to
run a ranch or a dental office or a homestead many years ago, in Texas, are on
display. As the name suggests, The Stephenville Historical House Museum also has
a collection of houses on display. This is what makes the Historical House Museum
very different. |
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Stephenville Historical House Museum Log Cabin |
| | Stephenville
Historical House Museum Log Cabin Fireplace |
| The museum's
collection of structures includes several log cabin style frontier homes, a church,
an old schoolhouse, and a carriage house. These buildings are all on display in
the grassy field behind the Berry Cottage. The Berry Cottage is the oldest house
in Stephenville, and it's quite unique with its steeply pitched roof and narrow
shuttered windows. |
| | Another
view of the Old Stone House |
The old
buildings give the rest of the collection of relics a context. For instance, as
you look at the log cabins and their sparse accommodations, the harshness of frontier
life in Texas become apparent. The carriage house and blacksmith shop display
the horse-drawn carriage in an environment fairly authentic to its time and place
in transportation history.
The Stephenville Historical House Museum has
lots of outdoor space to roam. Take the kids and the camera. This place offers
many unique photographic opportunities. Although the museum staff has limited
hours during which they are available to show you around, the front gate seems
to be open most of the time. The museum is located a couple blocks from the county
courthouse on East Washington Street, and it's definitely a worth while side trip
if your in Stephenville to see the courthouse and town square.
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| | Stephenville
Historical House Museum Kitchen |
Copyright
© 2005 by Sam
Fenstermacher, All rights reserved
More information:
http://www.stephenville.com/museum/welcome.html | |
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