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'Answer the following questions as accurately and completely as possible when ordering a:
TEXAS HISTORICAL BUILDING MEDALLION AND INTERPRETIVE PLATE.
1. When was the structure built? (Exact date, if possible) 1851 or before, additions about 1858
and in 1873
2. If it took more than one year to build, when was it completed?
3. Who was the builder?  (See history)
4. What materials went into its construction?  limestone and cedar timbers

Who was the architect (if known)?
What Architectural period can this structure be classified into? (Gothic, Victorian, Spanish, etc.)
Texas-German

7. What distinguishing features, on exterior or interior does it have?

Was the location of the structure significant when it was built?  Yes              . If so, how?
Main Plaza of early cettlement
Give details of the life of the builder, where he was from, why he settled here, what family he had, were
they famous, etc.
How many generations have lived in this structure?
If a church or public building, give details and circumstances under which it was founded.
(See history attached)
If a business establishment, what was sold or produced here?
(See history)
What is the timing of the structure in the community (the first one, etc)?
Have famous people lived or visited here?  Yes . Give details.  (See History)

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15. What events important to the area, region, or Texas have occurred here?

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