Details for Dr. Eugene Clark Library

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5055009763

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Marker Number 9763
Atlas Number 5055009763
Marker Title Dr. Eugene Clark Library
Index Entry Clark, Eugene, Dr., Library
Address 217 S. Main St.
City Lockhart
County Caldwell
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 628204
UTM Northing 3306564
Subject Codes institutional buildings; libraries
Marker Year 1963
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location NW corner of S. Main and E. Prairie Lea streets. 1963 RTHL medallion over the door and 1968 marker facing W. Prairie Lea St.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Built in 1899 and dedicated on July 6, 1900, this library was financed with funds bequeathed by Dr. Clark, who was a prominent physician of Lockhart and San Antonio. A native of New Orleans, he was a graduate of Tulane Medical School and studied in Vienna, Austria. He was an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist. He died, while still a young man, in New York City in 1897. The building, an outstanding example of French Renaissance style, was designed and built by T. S. Hodges. When erected, it stood near the opera house, in the cultural center of Lockhart. (1968)

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Dr. Eugene Clark Library (RTHL)
Dr. Eugene Clark Library (RTHL)
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