Marker Inscription
Commerce, Architecture
Historic Place
Lumpkin Building
The landmarks the nation chose to remember.
About this site
Lumpkin Building is a historic place in Meridian, Bosque County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 35 historic places documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9234, -97.6570 near Meridian. The nearest cataloged historic site is First National Bank Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bosque County Courthouse, Bosque County Courthouse, and Nelson, General Alison.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2098000355. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Lumpkin Building in Meridian was erected in 1884 and is recognized as the first stone commercial building constructed in the Bosque County seat. Located at 101 Main Street across from the courthouse, it now houses the Bosque County Collection, a local history research center. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Sources: bosquechc.orgen.wikipedia.org
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