Brenham Heritage Museum, Brenham

Name: Brenham Heritage Museum
Address: 105 S Market St, Brenham, 77833-3756, United States
Telephone: +1 979-830-8445

#2 among attractions in Brenham

Top attraction, Museum, History museum

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The Brenham Heritage Museum is a local history museum located in downtown Brenham, Texas. Exhibits and collections reflect a focus on the history and culture of the Brenham and Washington County area. The museum is located in the old US Post Office-Federal Building-Brenham, a National Register of Historic Places building. The museum operates a second site, the Bus Depot Gallery, in the Art-Deco Kerrville Bus Lines Depot of Brenham. ()

Coordinates: 30°10'3"N, 96°23'46"W

Address

105 S Market StBrenham 77833-3756 United States

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+1 979-830-8445

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Brenham Heritage Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Simon Theatre, Mt. Zion Methodist Church, B'nai Abraham Synagogue, St. Mary's Catholic Church.

~730 ftW
Historical place, Concerts and shows, Theater
Simon Theatre, Brenham
4 min walk • The Simon Theatre is a theater in Brenham, Texas. It was built by James Simon, designed by Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, and constructed in 1925. For many decades the Simon Theatre provided the community with a setting for theatrical performances, vaudeville acts, ballroom dances, special events and movies.
0.8 miSW
Church
Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Brenham
20 min walk • Mt. Zion Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church building at 500 High Street in Brenham, Texas. The Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1921 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
~870 ftNW
Synagogue
B'nai Abraham Synagogue, Brenham
5 min walk • The B'nai Abraham congregation in Brenham, Texas, was organized in 1885.
0.4 miS
Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Brenham
11 min walk • St. Mary's Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church at 701 Church in Brenham, Texas. It was built in 1935 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
0.9 miSW
Universities and schools
Blinn College, Brenham
24 min walk • Blinn College is a public Junior college in Brenham, Texas, with additional campuses in Brenham, Bryan, Schulenburg, and Sealy. While Brenham is Blinn's main campus, with dorms and apartments, more than 65 percent of its students attend the Bryan campus.
~410 ftSW
Neighbourhood
Brenham Downtown Historic District, Brenham
2 min walk • The Brenham Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Buildings in the district were designed by Alfred C. Finn, James Wetmore, and others in Classical Revival and other styles. Included in the district is the Simon Theatre.
~1410 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Burton Commercial Historic District, Brenham
7 min walk • The Burton Commercial Historic District is located in Burton, Texas. The district encompasses all or parts of seven city blocks. It contains 47 buildings, 28 of them classified as contributing. The buildings include retail stores, industrial buildings, a railroad depot and a portion of the railway right-of-way.
~1410 ftNE
Neighbourhood
East Brenham, Brenham
7 min walk • East Brenham Historic District is residential area located northeast of downtown Brenham, Texas. Comprising about nine city blocks, the district contains 79 contributing resources, primarily residential with a some commercial buildings and a church.
~1410 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Main Street Historic District, Brenham
7 min walk • Main Street Historic District is located in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas, U.S.A. The district was added to the United States, National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1985, under National Register Information System ID: 85001175.

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Which popular attractions are close to Brenham Heritage Museum?

Nearby attractions include Brenham Downtown Historic District, Brenham (2 min walk), Simon Theatre, Brenham (4 min walk), B'nai Abraham Synagogue, Brenham (5 min walk), East Brenham, Brenham (7 min walk).