Henderson County Library (Old Post Office) – Athens TX

City:
Athens, TX

Site Type:
Post Offices, Education and Health, Federal Facilities, Libraries

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Started:
1935

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Henderson County Library in Athens, Texas, also known as the Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library, was constructed in 1935 as the Athens post office. The building has served as a library since 1973.

Source notes

LibLime News website

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 5, 2015.

Location Info

121 South Prairieville St.
Athens, TX 75731
Henderson County

Coordinates: 32.203493, -95.854767

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