Dallas/Fort Worth Official Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 17) Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Dallas Marty Leonard Community Chapel - Lena Pope Home, Fort Worth m y was histor 963, allas. In 1 own D downt ade in Chestnut Square Historic Village 315 S Chestnut St @ Anthony St., McKinney, (972) 562-8790. Experience life as it was. Gainesville Historic Downtown 1-888-585-4468. Historic downtown with unique shops. Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park 1515 S. Harwood, Dallas, (214) 421-5141. Nestled in 13 wooded acres just south of downtown Dallas, Dallas Heritage Village provides visitors, both young & young at heart, a unique museum experience. The Village is a living history museum, portraying life in North Texas from 18401910 with permanent and temporary exhibits throughout 38 historic structures. Self-guided and docent-led tours available. www.dallasheritagevillage.org. Grapevine Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District 705 South Main Street, Grapevine, (817) 410-8136. Restored Cotton Belt Depot houses Visitors Information Center and Grapevine Historical Museum. Grapevine - Historic Downtown 1-800-457-6338. Historic Main Street is chock-full of unique galleries, antique stores, specialty shops and restaurants. Have you vi sited? Grayson County Frontier Village Loy Lake Road (west of US 75), Denison, (903) 463-2487. Village with 20 structures from the 1800’s complete with memorabilia. Dwight D. Eisenhower Birthplace & Museum 609 S. Lamar, Denison (903) 465-8908. Birthplace of our 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Heritage Farmstead Museum 1900 West 15th Street, Plano, (972) 881-0140. 1891 Victorian homestead tours. Ellis County Courthouse 100 W. Main Street, Waxahachie. Built in 1895, is listed in the top 100 most photographed structures in the state of Texas, featuring Richardson Romanesque architectural style. Heritage Park and the Hopkins County Historical Museum N. Jackson St., Sulphur Springs, (903) 885-2387. The Park contains a collection of buildings which includes a working blacksmith shop, grist mill, chapel, print shop and country store. Farmers Branch Historical Park 2540 Farmers Branch Lane, Farmers Branch, (972) 406-0184. Historical Park with 10 structures from the 1840s - 1930s. Hillsboro - Historic Downtown Downtown Hillsboro, corner of Elm, Waco, Covington & Franklin, Hillsboro, (254) 582-5449. Celebrating 25 years as a founding Texas Main Street city. Located in the former Texas School Book Depository First Monday Trade Days Santa Fe Drive and Fort Worth St., Weatherford, (817) 598-4351. First Monday Trade Days takes place the Friday, Saturday and Sunday proceeding the First Monday of each month. This tradition originated in Parker County around the turn of the century. Irving Heritage House 303 S. O’Connor Road, Irving, (972) 721-2426. One of the city’s first homes features public tours. Florence Ranch Homestead 1424 Barnes Bridge, Mesquite, (972) 216-6466. Pioneer homestead with period furnishings, farm equipment. 411 Elm at Houston West End Historic District Dallas, Texas www.jfk.org 214-747-6660 Open 10-6 Tue-Sun, 12-6 Mon The Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center Dallas County’s oldest African-American Settlement, featuring two of the area’s original homes, a black history museum and living history center. Located at the corner of Gilbert and Jackson St. in Irving. Call (972) 721-4976 for tour information. Photo credits: top left, Walt Sisco, photographer/Courtesy The Dallas Morning News; top right, Bret St. Clair/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza; bottom left, George Jefferies Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza; bottom center, Dallas Police Department, R.W. “Rusty” Livingston Collection; bottom right, Bill Winfrey Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Fort Inglish Museum Bonham, (903) 583-3943 Experience frontier living of the 1830’s. for more information go to www.visitdallas-fortworth.com 17 http://www.dallasheritagevillage.org http://www.jfk.org http://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com
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