- City:
- Brenham, TX
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Parks and Recreation, Community Centers, Picnic and Other Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The Brenham Fire Department established Fireman’s Park in 1884.The Fire Department gave the park to the City of Brenham in 1917 “for cancellation of the department’s indebtedness to the city.” The Works Progress Administration made improvements to the park consisting of a two-story hut, a kitchen, a beer garden, an American Legion Hall and a sixteen-sided building that houses an antique carousel.
Source notes
https://cityofbrenham.org/parks/park-firemans.php https://cityofbrenham.org/parks/documents/parks-firemans-lonestar.pdfSite originally submitted by Larry Moore on February 28, 2015.
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