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The Carson County Square House Museum started with the original Square House, a small house which was built in the late 1880's as the railroad reached to town of Panhandle and as the town was being populated. It ws occupied by early settlers James C. Paul, pioneer banker; Judge J.L. Harrison, rancher; James B. Wilks, innkeeper; and Sheriff Oscar L. Thorp. The house was moved to its site at 5th and Elsie Streets in Panhandle, and after restoration became the nucleus of the present Square House Museum complex with its multiple buildings. The museum was opened in 1967. It was awarded a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark plaque in 1966. It was entered in the National Register in 1973. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums. It houses historical artifacts, art, and a Texana library. Traveling and in-house art exhibits are hung in the two art galleries. It has been called a gem of the Texas Panhandle. |
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