The Erath Memorial Arch, in
Stephenville, Texas, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2018.
[
It is not an arch, but rather is a two-part stone gate, built in 1936 as part of celebration of the ]Texas Centennial
The Texas Centennial Exposition was a world's fair presented from June 6 to November 29, 1936, at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. A celebration of the 100th anniversary of Texas's independence from Mexico in 1836, it also celebrated Texas and Western Uni ...
.[ With 10 photos from 2017.]
It is located at N. Erath Ave. & W. Washington St. in Stephenville.
It was designed by local architect C.V. Head and was carved by Dublin, Texas
Dublin is a city located in southwestern Erath County in Central Texas, United States. Its population was 3,654 at the 2010 census, down from 3,754 at the 2000 census.
The town is the former home of the world's oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant ( ...
rock mason Arthur Maxwell.
References
Further reading
Erath Arches, 1936
at University of Texas archive
External links
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National Register of Historic Places in Erath County, Texas
Monuments and memorials in Texas
Buildings and structures completed in 1936
Texas Revolution monuments and memorials
History of Texas
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