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[House in Palestine]

Photograph of a two-story house in Palestine, Texas. There is a sign in the front yard that says "Yard of the Month."

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

[The Old Pilgrim Church - Elkhart, Texas]

Photograph of a replica of the original Pilgrim Church, built near the later brick church just outside of Elkhart, Texas. It is a one-story log building and the wooden front door is open. A Texas Historical Commission plaque is posted on a stone to the right of the building; the Pilgrim Cemetery is partially visible in the background.

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

[717 S. Sycamore]

Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story frame house located in 717 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has Queen Anne-style details on the porch woodwoork and gable ends with Italianate-style influences (including round-arched upper sashes on the second floor windows, and pedimented architraves).

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.755420 -95.630036

[501 S. Magnolia]

Photograph of the south side of a two-story house located at 501 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. The house is brick on the first floor with wooden siding on the front and upper floor, painted light brown or beige with dark brown shutters.

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.758343 -95.632292

[921 N. Cedar - Bailey - Summers House]

Close-up of the southeast corner of the "Bailey-Summers House," a two-story, Classical Revival-style house located at 921 N. Cedar St. in Palestine, Texas. The dominant architectural feature is the front portico with two-story Ionic columns.

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.768368 -95.630249

[Photograph of Car in Davey Dogwood Park]

Photograph of car taking a tour of the Davey Dogwood Park, near Palestine, Texas.

Date: March 1979

Item Type: Photograph

[Construction on the First Presbyterian Church - Palestine]

Photograph taken during the construction of a new section of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas. There are two men doing brickwork on a corner, around a stone plaque that says "First Presbyterian Church, Educational Building Erected 1972, Rev. W. S. Blanton Pastor."

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

[519 S. Royall]

Photograph of the front of a white, two-story, brick house located at 519 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas. It has Victorian Italianate architectural embellishments, including the segmental-arched hoodmolds, bracketed eaves, and main entrance with its round-arched portal and hoodmold. Additionally, there are Queen Anne-style aspects, such as the fish-scaled, patterned shingles in the front-facing gable and the complex roof plan. There is snow on the ground and rooftops.

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.755935 -95.628649

[301 S. Magnolia - Bowers Mansion]

Photograph of the north and east sides of the "Bowers Mansion" located at 301 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story house that has Victorian Italiante-style architectural elements (including a small cupola with bracketed eaves and narrow, paired windows), and a two-tiered porch with Queen Anne-style turned- and jigsawn- wood trim. Part of the yard is also visible, a fountain in the front.

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.759945 -95.632619

[Kolstad's Jewelry Store - 100 W. Oak]

Photograph of the front and east side of the Kolstad Jewelry store, located at 100 W. Oak in Palestine, Texas, taken from the corner of Oak and Sycamore streets. It is a two-story brick building with decorative architectural elements around the upper-story windows and roofline. On the first floor, the walls around the store are tiled and there is a sidewalk cover over the store windows. The name "Kolstad" is above the entrance. There are cars parked on the street outside the store and an uniden… more

Date: 1970~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.762622 -95.631416

[The Old and the New Pilgrim Churches - Elkhart, Texas]

Photograph of the original and newer Pilgrim Churches, located near Elkhart, Texas. There is a small, log building in the foreground and a larger, brick building with a series of windows in the background. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says "Replica of original Pilgrim Church and present bldg. now in use. Oliver McReynolds Photo."

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

[722 S. Magnolia - Lucas Davey House]

Photograph of the front and south sides of the "Lucas-Davey House," a two-story Queen Anne-style home located at 722 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. Distinctive features include the asymmetrical massing, a richness in details and materials and superb craftsmanship. There are trees and bushes around the house, obscuring the porch and first floor.

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

[412 S. Royall - Royall House]

Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story house, located at 416 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas. It has a long, wrap-around porch with Ionic columns and brick around the lower level of the house.

Date: 1979~

Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.757224 -95.628660

[Dogwood Tree in Front of the Howard House - 1011 N. Perry]

Photograph of a blooming Dogwood tree in the front yard of the Howard House, which is located at 1011 N. Perry Street in Palestine. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence including square columns along the front porch. A sign in the front yard says "The Howard House Museum" and a woman wearing a red pantsuit is standing on the front porch.

Date: March 1979

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.769846 -95.625977

[Demolition of a Building on Spring Street]

Demolition of an unknown building on Spring Street in Palestine.

Date: August 1979

Item Type: Photograph

[Demoltion of a Building in Palestine]

Demolition of an unknown building on Spring Street in Palestine.

Date: August 1979

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Wagon Traveling Down a Street in Palestine, Texas]

Photograph of a covered wagon traveling down a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas; the cover has an advertisement for 1st National Bank hanging on the side.

Date: 1979~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Tractor Pulling a Parade Float]

Photograph of a large tractor pulling a float down a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas; the float has an advertisement for the Southern Heritage Retirement Home.

Date: 1979~

Item Type: Photograph