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The Presidential Library Foundation also awards the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service, which "recognizes an individual's or group's dedication to public service at the local, state, national or international levels". The recipients are given a crystal sculpture designed by Eric Hilton, comprising a "three panel prismatic column ...
The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is a museum and cultural center in east Austin, Texas, housed in the former George Washington Carver branch of the Austin Public Library. Named in honor of George Washington Carver , the facility has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005.
The Sam Rayburn Library and Museum is a public research center, library, and museum at 800 West Sam Rayburn Drive in Bonham, Texas.It was built in 1957 as a working library and research center for Sam Rayburn (1882-1961), the influential United States Congressman who holds the record as the longest-serving Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Before Bush became president, officials at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, started to work on a bid for the library.They believed that their proximity to his ranch in Crawford and their location within 100 miles (160 km) of Austin, Dallas and the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area gave them a good shot at winning such a project.
Pioneer Plaza is a large public park located in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas . It contains a large sculpture and is a heavily visited tourist site. Adjacent to the plaza is the Pioneer Park Cemetery which features the Confederate War Memorial. Together, it is the largest public open space in the Dallas central ...
The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center is located in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas. The 17,600 square feet (1,640 m 2 ) facility is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Liberty , 200 miles (320 km) east of Downtown Austin and 41 miles (66 km) northeast of Downtown Houston . [ 1 ]
Also located within the Abilene Heritage District will be the Stone Owl Institute. This extracurricular center for learning will provide an innovative scholarship program.
Rosenberg Library, a public library located at 2310 Sealy Street in Galveston, Texas, United States, is the oldest continuously operating library in Texas. It serves as headquarters of the Galveston County Library System , and its librarian is also the Galveston County Librarian.