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


JOHNSON County, TX - THM/RTHL/NR/SAL , continued                                      Feb. 2024

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


JOHNSON CO. THM/RTHL/NR/SAL , continued                                                    Feb. 2024

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

 

No facilities found.