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[Trinity River Bridge - Anderson County Line]

Photo of the Bridge over the Trinity River at Longlake. The river forms the boundary between Anderson and Leon Counties.

Date: 1950~

Location: 31.812681 -95.655556

["New Town" Palestine, Texas]

Photo of "New Town" (the part of town near the railroad tracks) taken about 1874-75.

Date: 1874~

[Jane Pells]

Photograph of Jane Pells. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Date: 1887

Creator: Bailey Photography

Photograph of a red-brick building located at 109 W. Spring in Palestine, Texas. The windows have logos for Toledo Finance and a sign over the door says "Toledo Loans." On the left of the building, an alley with a fire escape and part of a white stone building are visible.

Date: June 1991

Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

Location: 31.761727 -95.631983

[410 Avenue A - First Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the front and east side of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas. It is a red-brick building with white stone accents that has a Gothic architecture design including leaded stained glass and Tiffany memorial windows. There is a tall silver spire above the tower on the corner of the building.

Date: December 1989

Creator: Hardy, Daniel

Location: 31.763032 -95.629237

[805 S. Sycamore - George Edward Dilley House]

Photograph of the front (east side) of the "George Edward Dilley House" located at 805 S. Sycamore, in Palesine, Texas. The house is two stories and has a wrap-around porch with decorative woodwork, as well as a mansard roof and a widow's walk with cast iron handrails. The yard is enclosed by a decorative metal fence.

Date: February 1993

Creator: Goebel, Matt

Location: 31.755041 -95.629940

[301 S. Magnolia - Bowers Mansion]

Photograph of the north and east sides of the "Bowers Mansion" located at 301 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story house that has Victorian Italiante-style architectural elements (including a small cupola with bracketed eaves and narrow, paired windows), and a two-tiered porch with Queen Anne-style turned- and jigsawn- wood trim. This photo was taken from the corner of south Magnolia and west Bowers streets.

Date: [1878..1955]

Location: 31.760084 -95.632542

[1005 N. Queen - P.A. Kolstad House]

This 2-story frame dwelling is indicative of the kind of house many of Palestine’s more affluent families built during the late 19th century. Stylistically, the house is a hybrid of Italianate and Queen Anne styles, both of which were popular in Palestine during the Victorian area. The pedimented architraves above the windows and the bracketed eaves reflect an influence of the Italianate style, while the turned woodwork of the porch is usually associated with Queen Anne architecture. The origin… more

Date: February 1993

Creator: Goebel, Matt

[Interior of G. E. Dilley Building - 401 W. Main]

Photo of the interior of the George E. Dilley Building as it was being renovated to create the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. This building is located at 401 W. Main Street - Palestine.

Date: 1970~

Location: 31.762311 -95.634706

[First Christian Church and the Palestine Chamber of Commerce]

Photos of the First Christian Church and the Palestine Chamber of Commerce.

Date: 1950~

Location: 31.763426 -95.630458

[First Presbyterian Church]

First Presbyterian Church - Avenue A

Date: 1900~

Location: 31.763033 -95.629318

[Andrew L. Bowers]

Andrew L. Bowers was born in 1852 in North Carolina. Upon moving to Texas, his first job was as a day laborer on an iron bridge at Columbus, TX. He was eighteen years of age. At nineteen he was promoted to foreman, with the Delaware Bridge Company. Afterward, he worked for the railroads, steadily climbing their ranks until he reached the position of Superintendent of Construction for the Northwest division, covering the area from Spring to Fort Worth. He eventually left the railroad, resigning … more

Date: 1897

Location: 31.762118 -95.630740

[William Young Lacy]

William Young Lacy, son of Martin and Dorothy (Dolly) Young Lacy, wa born on March 20, 1814 in Caldwell County, Ky. (His headstone reads that he was born in 1912) He attended college in Kentucky, but when his parents and other family members prepared to move to Texas, he was called home to accompany them. William lived in San Augustine, then moved with his family to Bean’s Saline in what is now southwest Smith County. He served in the Army of the Republic in East Texas and then became a surv… more

Date: 1878

[Palestine Students at Play]

Photo of Palestine students at play.

Date: 1953~

[Centenary Methodist Church - Palestine Texas]

Photograph of the first Centenary Methodist Church. It was built around 1884 and was in use until sometime around 1910, when a new building was constructed at 422 S. Magnolia.