Fredericksburg Memorial Library
The Pioneer Memorial Library is located at 115 W. Main Street, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Designed by Alfred Giles, it was built in 1882 to replace the original 1855 courthouse, and was later superseded by the current 1939 courthouse designed by Edward Stein.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Library
- Description: historic place in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas
- Also known as: “McDermatt Building”, “Old Courthouse”, “Old Gillespie County Courthouse”, and “Pioneer Memorial Library”
- Address: 115 West Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of the Pacific War and St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
National Museum of the Pacific War
Museum
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The National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Nimitz served as commander in chief, United States Pacific Fleet, and was soon afterward named commander in chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II. National Museum of the Pacific War is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Fredericksburg Memorial Library.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mary's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 306 W. San Antonio in Fredericksburg, Texas. St. Mary’s Catholic Church is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Fredericksburg Memorial Library.
Zion Lutheran Church
Church
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Zion Lutheran Church is located in Fredericksburg, in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the oldest Lutheran Church in the Texas Hill Country and one of the oldest in Texas. Zion Lutheran Church is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Fredericksburg Memorial Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg
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Fredericksburg is a city in and the county seat of Gillespie County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 Census, this city had a population of 10,875.
Fredericksburg Memorial Library
- Categories: courthouse, library building, building, and education
- Location: Gillespie, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.2753° or 30° 16′ 31″ northLongitude
-98.87355° or 98° 52′ 25″ westElevation
1,703 feet (519 metres)Open location code
862374GG+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 669986774OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4692285Wikidata ID
Q5499207
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