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The Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House is a historic house in Columbus, Texas. The home was constructed in 1867 as a single story frame residence by local entrepreneur Phocion Tate. [1] Tate's widow sold the house in 1887 to Adolph Senftenberg, a local merchant who added the second floor and Eastlake style porches. [2]
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Colorado County in southeastern Texas, United States. The population was 3,699 as of the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is located on the Colorado River .
The Colorado County Courthouse, built in 1890, is a historic government building located at 400 Spring Street in Columbus, Colorado County, Texas.It was designed in a combination of Classical Revival and Italianate styles of architecture by noted Houston architect Eugene T. Heiner, who designed at least nine other Texas courthouses.
Some families settled near Beeson's Ford, a few miles south of Columbus' present day location. The area was active during the days of the Texas Revolution. [6] Dilue Rose Harris wrote her memoir of the Runaway Scrape from within the boundaries of Colorado County. [7] The county was one of the original Republic of Texas counties when it formed ...
Farm to Market Road 109 (FM 109) is a farm to market road in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway begins at Business State Highway 71 (SH 71) just north of Columbus in Colorado County . It winds its way to the northeast across Austin County , passing through the communities of New Ulm and Industry before ending at State Highway 36 (SH 36) in ...
After statehood, Texas county courthouses kept their powers. [2] The counties of Texas were often first served by a tree, tent, or another building before judicial functions moved into a log cabin or dugout. [3] During the later 19th century, most county courthouses were simple wooden or stone two-story rectangular buildings. [4]
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 13 combined statistical areas, 26 metropolitan statistical areas, and 41 micropolitan statistical areas in Texas. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA , encompassing the area around the twin cities of Dallas and Fort Worth in the northern part of the state.
Altair is located along U.S. Highway 90A and Texas State Highway 71 in south central Colorado County, about 9 mi (14 km) south of Columbus, 28 mi (45 km) north of El Campo, and 30 mi (48 km) east of Hallettsville. [4]