Historic Landmark Plaques and Narratives

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1 awarded by certificate only (before plaques created)

Brick Streets - Downtown Grandview - certificate only - at City Hall - no oval plaque

1 awarded by vote but never presented

Smokestack - Santa Fe Shops, Cleburne (Plaque never presented)

1 awarded by certificate only (before plaques created)

Park Road 21 (See note at bottom of next page)

The following (36) plaques have been awarded as of Feb. 2024

1

Antioch Cem. - N. of Grandview (West of 1-35 between CR 401 & 305)

2

AT&SF Engine #3417 - Hulen Park - Westhill Dr. - Cleburne

3

Baker House - Burleson

4

Burger Bar - 109 N. Anglin - Cleburne

5

General Patrick R. Cleburne Statue at Guinn Justice Center - Cleburne

6

General Patrick R. Cleburne Marker - Johnson Co. Courthouse - Cleburne

7

Confederate Arch - Cleburne Memorial Cem. - on S. Kouns St.

8

Confederate Veterans Marker - Fountain - Johnson Co. Courthouse grounds

Placed by United Daughters of the Confederacy

9

Confederate Memorial Park - Cleburne Memorial Cemetery

(22) In Memory of Headstones Near Office

10 '

Confederate Block of In Memory Stones - Cleburne Memorial Cemetery

11

F&M Bank Bldg. - 300 E. Criner - Grandview (AKA Pop N Grans Antique Store)

12

Masonic Lodge - Criner & Hwy. 81/Downtown Grandview

13

Grump's Hamburgers - see Hackney Building (Burleson)

 

Hackney Building 108 S. Main - Burleson

14

Harrell Street Bridge - Cleburne - RTHL Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

15

Irving School / Kaufman Leadership Academy - 1108 N. Anglin, Cleburne

16

J.N. Long School - Cultural Arts Ctr. - 425 Granbury, Cleburne

17

Johnson Co. Feeders Supply - 302 S. Caddo, Cleburne

18

M.T. Johnson Marker - North Lawn, Johnson Co. Courthouse - Cleburne

19

Lane Prairie Baptist Church - 412 CR 704 - Joshua

20

Liberty Hotel - Caddo St. - Cleburne

21

Marystown Cemetery - 2301 West Bethesda Rd - Burleson

22

McKenzie Home - 1204 Prairie Ave - Cleburne

23

3 Oak Trees - 1201 Prairie - Cleburne

24 Oakland Cemetery - FM 916 West of Grandview Also a TX Historic Cemetery

25

Odom Cemetery - CR 205 off FM 916, East of Grandview

26

Pathway Church - 325 NW Renfro - Burleson

27

Patrick's Cleburne Floral - 204 N. Caddo - Cleburne

(Oval Plaque Not dedicated or installed)


JCHC HISTORIC LANDMARK PLAQUES, continued

28

Rhome Field (First. Memorial Cemetery) Guinn Justice Center Cleburne

29

Rosendahl Home - 1021 N. Anglin - Cleburne

30

Sand Flat Baptist Church - Hwy 4 between Cleburne and Grandview

31

Terry House reconstructed at Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

Hwy 67 West of Lake Pat Cleburne

32

Trolley Car - Old Town Burleson/Visitors Center

33

Wardville Cemetery - at Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

34

Johnson Co. (Wardville) original log Courthouse

Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

35

Willow Springs Church - Alvarado

36

Woodmen of the World - 101 W. Wardville, Cleburne

 

Others in process Feb. 2024 but not yet awarded:

37

Dillon Depot on Anglin (former Dillon Funeral Home)

38

Bus Depot - formerly Central TX Bus Line station

39

Chaf-In Café

40

Bennett's Printing - both oval plaque and narrative requested

 

Park Road 21

Park Road 21 was designated a Johnson Co. Historical Trail and a Special Area of Historical Interest in 2000 and a follow-up sent to TX Parks and Wildlife in 2013 No evidence of a reply and no further information is available.

 

 

JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS

TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKERS (THM)

RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARKS (RTHL)

NATIONAL REGISTER (NR)

STATE ANTIQUITIES LANDMARKS (SAL) (ARCHITECTURE)

 

Feb. 2024 Pg. 1 of 4

NAME & CITY

ADDRESS

 

 

THM

A.A. & Susanna Head Homestead

Hwy 67 - W. of Alvarado 2 Mi. to CR 810

THM

Alvarado

Alvarado Town Square - College St.

THM

Alvarado Glenwood Cemetery

Old Hwy 81/Glenwood Drive

THM

Alvarado Masonic Lodge #314

,.

101 E. Atchley St

 

Arnold, Oliver Perry gravesite

See Oliver Perry Arnold

THM

Baker-Lain Cemetery

9744 CR 1239 - SW of Cleburne

THM

Balch Cemetery - Alvarado

305 S. Parkway

THM

Balch-Senterwood Cemetery - Alvarado

205 S. Parkway (Behind Balch)

THM

Bennett Home on the Chisholm Trail

CR1224A and CR1223, 1 Mi.S. of FM 916 - West of Rio Vista

 

 

Marker has been missing since 1980

THM

Bethany Rest Cemetery

651 N. CR 810 - Alvarado

THM

Bethel Salter A.M.E. Church

106 Olive Street - Cleburne

THM

Bethesda Community

W. Bethesda Rd, off 1-35 W - S. of Burleson

THM

Bruce-Davis House

CR 917 / S. Broadway (W. of Hwy 171) Cresson

THM

Cahill Methodist Church

8501 FM 917 -Alvarado

RTHL/NR/SAL

Carnegie Library - Cleburne

Layland Museum - 201 Caddo St.

RTHL

Church of the Holy Comforter - Cleburne

209 East Wardville St.

THM

City Wagon Yards - Cleburne

300 Block of W. Henderson St. - across from City Hall

NR

Cleburne Downtown Historic District

See map on THC site - approx. boundary Brown, Border,

 

 

Harrell and Buffalo Sts.

THM

Cleburne Lodge #315

Masonic Lodge - 111 S. Caddo St. - former Yale Theater

THM

Cleburne Town Square

Johnson Co. Courthouse west lawn (S.Main - Hwy 171/174)

THM

Confederate Soldiers

Johnson Co. Courthouse lawn

RTHL

Dotey-Kirkham House (AKA Little Old House)

409 N. Buffalo St. - Cleburne

THM

Duke Cemetery

CR 206 to CR 206A - Alvarado


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Pg. 2 of 4

NAME & CITY                                                           ADDRESS

THM

Early Cattle Trade

Hwy 174 - Rio Vista near Henry Briden Cabin

RTHL

Emory Home

700 East College - Grandview

THM

Field Street Baptist Church - Cleburne

201 N. Field St.

THM

First Baptist Church - Alvarado

207 Hwy 67

THM

First Baptist Church - Burleson

317 W. Ellison St.

THM

First Baptist Church - Cleburne

414 N. Main St.

THM

First Baptist Church - Godley

101 E. Allen Ave.

THM

First Methodist Church

301 S. Spear St. - Alvarado

THM

First United Methodist Church - Cleburne

1300 W. Westhill Dr.

RTHL

Godley School

309 N. Pearson St.

THM

Town of Grandview

Downtown at Civic Center (Hwy 81/Criner St.)

THM

Grandview Cem. and Orig. Grand View Town Site

Hwy 4, East of CR 401

THM

Grandview Masonic Lodge

Downtown at Civic Center/ Lodge Bldg. (Hwy 81/Criner St.)

THM

Grange Hall Cemetery

1.9 Mi. West on CR1208 - Rio Vista

THM

Greenbriar Baptist Church

FM2415 intersection with CR 313 - Alvarado

THM

Haley - Smith Cemetery

1.3 Mi. West of Rio Vista on FM 916

 

Hart, Meredith House (see Meredith Hart House)

FM 916 East of Rio Vista

RTHL

Henry Briden Cabin - Rio Vista

Hwy 174 - Rio Vista

  • THM

Interurban in Burleson

124 W. Ellison (Burleson Visitors Center & Museum)

RTHL

John L./Annie Upshaw Cleveland House

808 S. Anglin St. - Cleburne (aka Anglin Rose)

THM

Johnson County

2nd and Hillsboro Sts. - Cleburne City Park

THM/RTHL/NR

Johnson County Courthouse

2 North Main Street - Cleburne

THM

Johnson Co. Pioneer & Old Settlers Reunion

1 Reunion Dr. at Reunion Grounds - Alvarado

THM

Johnson Co. Sheriff's Posse

S. Main St. / 2046 S. Hwy 174 - S. of Cleburne

THM

Johnson, Middleton T. Colonel & Cleburne,

 

 

Patrick R., General

Johnson Co. Courthouse lawn (S. Main - Hwy 171/174)

THM/RTHL/NR

Joiner-Long House

604 Prairie Ave. - Cleburne

THM

Lake Pat Cleburne

4 Mi. SW of Hwy 67 near the Dam (Marker is missing)

RTHL

Lowell Smith Home - Rio Vista

FM 916 West of Rio Vista


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Pg. 3 of 4

NAME & CITY                                                           ADDRESS

THM

Market Square - Cleburne

S. Main at Harrell St. (Hwy 171/174)

THM

Marystown Cemetery

2381 W. Bethesda Rd. at FM 917 - Burleson (E. of Joshua)

THM

Menefee Reunion

Hwy 174 - Rio Vista near Henry Briden Cabin

RTHL

Meredith Hart House

FM 916 - 1/2 mi. East of Rio Vista

THM

Methodism in Joshua

Corner Main and 4th Sts.

RTHL

Mizpah Gate - Keene

100 W. Hillcrest (Southwest Adventist Univ. grounds)

THM

Myers Cemetery

N.Cummings Dr. - N. of Alvarado

THM

Oliver Perry Arnold gravesite

Hopewell Cenn. on Hopewell Rd. N.of Cleburne off Hwy 174

THM

Outlaws Benjamin,Bickerstaff & Josiah Thompson

Alvarado Town Square (E. Weaver at S. Spears)

THM

Pat Cleburne Camp No. 88 - UCV

Cleburne Memorial Cem. at Confederate Arch - Kouns Street

THM

Pioneer Texas Telephones

111 N. Robinson St. - Cleburne

THM

Prairie Springs Cemetery (aka Rea)

CR 714 off of CR731 - S. of Burleson

RTHL

Renfro-Clark House

128 N. Clark St. - Burleson

THM

Rio Vista

Pavilion Square - Downtown

THM

Sam Bass Holdup

Moved near J.Co. Pct. 2 Office at 3425 CR 920 - Crowley

THM

Site of Alvarado School, Church & Union Building

202 S.Cummings - Alvarado

THM

Site of Buchanan

Hwy 171 from Cleburne towards Godley, Left on CR 1217

THM

Site of Ezell-McLeroy Cotton Gin

Intersection Cummings Dr. and CR 604 - N.of Alvarado

THM

Site of Norman Springs & Norman Grove

6921 Hwy 67 - Alvarado (Cactus Jack's Western Store)

THM

Site of Old Picnic Grounds

201 N. Caddo at Layland Museum (Carnegie Library Bldg.)

THM

Site of Red Oak Academy

2 Mi. West of Burleson on Academy Hill

THM

Site of Old City Spring - Cleburne

304 West Henderson

THM

Site of Wardville

Hwy 67 West of Cleburne city limits 50 yards

NR

Smith Ranch - Rio Vista

FM 916 West of Rio Vista

THM

Southwest Metroplex Baptist Assoc.

601 N. Nolan River Rd. - Cleburne


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Pg. 4 of 4

NAME & CITY                                                           ADDRESS

THM

Texas World War II Home Front - Cleburne

Cleburne Conference Center - W.Henderson (Hwy 67)

SAL

Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad Depot

Cleburne - This building was razed in 1996

 

 

It was located NW corner E.Chambers and N. Border Sts.

THM

Union Hill Presbyterian Church & Cemetery

CR803 off of FM 917 (Conveyor Dr.) East of Joshua

THM

Unity Cemetery

Off Hwy 171 on CR1000A between Godley & Cresson

THM

Watts Chapel Methodist Church & Cemetery

CR308 off Hwy 4 between Sand Flat and Grandview

THM

Wilkinson Family Cemetery (aka Hough)

Off CR 108 between CR 401 and 1-35 W - Grandview

NR

Wright Building

1 E. James St. - Cleburne

RTHL

Yellow Jacket Stadium

1200 W. Henderson St. - Cleburne

 

Salter Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in Cleburne in 1887 by the Goodwin and Sims families, with help from Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Fort Worth, and was named for Bishop Moses B. Salter (1841-1913). The first church building was built on East Chambers Street, followed by a sanctuary erected on Brazos Street in 1918. The Sanctuary was relocated here in 1926 on land donated by the Charles Alexander family with funding help from the Grand Lodge Colored Knights of Pythias of Texas. A community church was formed in Oak Hill south of Cleburne and formally recognized by the A.M.E. Conference of Texas in the 1940s. The church was named Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church. In 1943 a building was purchased for a sanctuary and moved to Oak Hill. Both churches had experienced a decline in membership, and officially merged into one congregation in 1988, named Bethel Salter A.M.E. Church. The aging sanctuary was torn down, and a new church building was constructed with the help of community volunteers and completed in 1992. 
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Salter Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in Cleburne in 1887 by the Goodwin and Sims families, with help from Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Fort Worth, and was named for Bishop Moses B. Salter (1841-1913). The first church building was built on East Chambers Street, followed by a sanctuary erected on Brazos Street in 1918. The Sanctuary was relocated here in 1926 on land donated by the Charles Alexander family with funding help from the Grand Lodge Colored Knights of Pythias of Texas. A community church was formed in Oak Hill south of Cleburne and formally recognized by the A.M.E. Conference of Texas in the 1940s. The church was named Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church. In 1943 a building was purchased for a sanctuary and moved to Oak Hill. Both churches had experienced a decline in membership, and officially merged into one congregation in 1988, named Bethel Salter A.M.E. Church. The aging sanctuary was torn down, and a new church building was constructed with the help of community volunteers and completed in 1992. 
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