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The Pioneer Memorial Library is located at 115 W. Main Street, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas.Designed by Alfred Giles, it was built in 1882 to replace the original 1855 courthouse, and was later superseded by the current 1939 courthouse designed by Edward Stein. [2]
Pioneer Memorial Library Fredericksburg, Texas. The Pioneer Memorial Library was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1967, Marker number 10045. 115 W. Main Street Designed by architect Alfred Giles, it served as the Gillespie County Courthouse from 1882 until 1939.
In Gillespie County, Giles designed the Romanesque Revival style 1882 Fredericksburg Memorial Library, originally as the county courthouse but now housing the Pioneer Memorial Library. [6] The structure became a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1967, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [7] [8]
Fredericksburg is located east of the center of Gillespie County 70 miles (110 km) north of San Antonio and 78 miles (126 km) west of Austin.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.3 square kilometres (8.6 sq mi), of which 22.2 square kilometres (8.6 sq mi) are land and 0.12 km 2 (0.05 sq mi), or 0.55%, is covered by water.
The original Gillespie County Courthouse was constructed in 1882; it later became the Pioneer Memorial Library. [35] Chester W. Nimitz, future Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, was born in 1885 in Fredericksburg.
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It operates The Pioneer Museum of Fredericksburg, Texas, intended as "a memorial to celebrate a unique community that was created by early settlers to the Texas Hill Country." [1] [2] [3] Another history museum in Fredericksburg is the Fort Martin Scott Museum, which is run by the Fort Martin Scott Museum Association.
Fredericksburg Gillespie History of the Texas Rangers [118] Vereins Kirche Fredericksburg Gillespie The first public building in Fredericksburg. Because of its unique octagon structure, it is known locally as "Kaffeemühle", the German term for "coffee mill" [119] Bedias Museum and Library Bedias Grimes [120] Blues Alley museum Navasota: Grimes