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This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kerr County, Texas. There are six properties listed on the National Register in the county. Three of these are individually listed as Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks while two more include Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks within their ...
Gibson's Discount Center, also known as Gibson's, was a large discount store chain in the United States.. There are a few Gibson's Discount Centers still operating under independent ownership; two in Texas in Weatherford and Kerrville, and two in Kansas in Salina and Clay Center.
Kerrville is a city in Texas, and the county seat of Kerr County, Texas, United States. [4] The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] Kerrville is named after James Kerr , a major in the Texas Revolution , and friend of settler-founder Joshua Brown , who settled in the area to start a shingle-making camp.
Rex Cauble (August 15, 1913—June 23, 2003) was born in Vaughan, Texas, to cotton farmers, Lou Butts and Fred C. "Buddy" Cauble. [1] He was a self-made millionaire known for his flamboyance as a Texas-sized businessman who struck it rich as a wildcatter. [2]
In 2004, the Masel S. Quinn Pavilion of the Western Art Academy was completed for use in ongoing education programs. [3] A subsequent dispute led to the dissolution of formal ties between the museum and the association, and the museum changed its name to the National Center for American Western Art and then to The Museum of Western Art in 2003. [4]
Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598. [1] Its county seat is Kerrville. [2] The county was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas.
The Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion is located in Kerrville in the U.S. state of Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kerr County, Texas in 1975. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962. The mansion is currently the home of the Hill Country Museum.
Captain Charles Schreiner Sr. founded Schreiner Institute (sometimes called Schreiner Military Institute) in 1917 and worked toward its establishment until 1923.The military institute, a residential school, was created for young boys and included both secondary school and junior college curricula to prepare students for further education. 1971 marked the end of military training at the institute.