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Panhandle
Plains Historical Museum
Photo courtesy Eleanor Powers Beebe, 2008 |
Panhandle Plains
Historical Society Museum
The Panhandle Plains Museum’s website doesn’t mention their beginnings as a Centennial
Museum; however, in 1932 the State of Texas matched $25,000 of private funds to
construct the original unit.
Construction of Pioneer Hall began in 1932.
Finished in Texas limestone, the original structure features fine decorative stonework
and carvings depicting western themes and Panhandle fauna in its facade. More
than 100 famous West Texas cattle
brands surround the entrance. When the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM)
opened its doors in 1933, it was a 12,500 square foot building.
Since
that time the museum has become the largest history museum in Texas
with more than 285,000 square feet.
2503 4th Avenue
Canyon, Texas
79015
806-651-2244
www.panhandleplains.org
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Museum
door
Photo courtesy Panhandle Plains Museum, 2008 |
Museum eagle
Photo courtesy John J. Glenn, Crowolf Design, 2008 |
Panhandle
Plains Historical Museum today
Photo courtesy John J. Glenn, Crowolf Design,
2008 |
Panhandle
Plains Historical Museum in the 1930s
From "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary
of Texas Independence", State of Texas, 1938 |
The
museum basement.
From "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence",
State of Texas, 1938 | |
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