The Museum for East Texas Culture is a museum in Reagan Park in
Palestine, Texas.
The building was built in 1915 as
Palestine High School.
[ It opened in 1916 and graduated its first class in 1917. In 1939 it became a junior high school, and was named the Reagan School, after John H. Reagan, in 1955. It became an elementary school in 1966 and closed in 1976. It opened as the current museum in 1982.]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 ...
as "Palestine High School" in 1986.[
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See also
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*Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Anderson County
The following is an introductory partial list in a series of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs) arranged by county as designated by the Texas Historical Commission and local county historical commissions in Texas. This initial page includes ...
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Museums established in 1982
History museums in Texas
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
School buildings completed in 1915
Museums in Anderson County, Texas
Sanguinet & Staats buildings
1982 establishments in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Anderson County, Texas
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
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