Details for Offenhauser Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5037009497
Data
Marker Number | 9497 |
Atlas Number | 5037009497 |
Marker Title | Offenhauser Building |
Index Entry | Offenhauser Building |
Address | |
City | Texarkana |
County | Bowie |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 403041 |
UTM Northing | 3698523 |
Subject Codes | commercial buildings |
Marker Year | 1965 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | Texarkana Historical Museum; State Line Ave. and Third St. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | First brick structure in Texarkana, built about 1879 for First National Bank. On second floor was Kelsey & Offenhauser Insurance Agency. Here in 1883, pioneer businessman F. W. Offenahuser, later a leading agent in Texas and Arkansas, wrote his first insurance policy. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |