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1742 N. 2nd St., Abilene, Texas:Architectural Description:
This is a 1.5-story, 2-bay domestic building in the Craftsman style with Eclectic influences built in 1916. The structural system is frame. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a clipped hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with raked open cornice and two eyebrow dormers. There is one offset left, front slope, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, 6/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, recessed corner corner porch characterized by a hip-and-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles with paired wood posts on square brick piers.
Architect: David S. Castle
Day 3 of chasing Union Pacific's astounding 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" locomotive on the "Great Race Across the Southwest"...or, as I call it, the "Charge Across Kansas" for the portion I'll be seeing.
After the stop at the depot in downtown Abilene, the train is passing through the junction at West Abilene.
Abilene, Texas: From the Historical Marker:
The Reverend James Curry, a missionary from Sherman, Texas, organized this congregation in 1885. It is the oldest African American church in the city. The Reverend James Lewis served as first pastor of the congregation, which met in a small house near the railroad tracks until about 1907, when a sanctuary was erected at the corner of 4th and Cherry streets in the south part of town. The church moved to the north side of town in 1940. A part of Abilene history for well over a century, Mount Zion Baptist Church continues to serve the community with a variety of programs. (1995)
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Abilene is in Charlotte County, Virginia
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Whitcomb #5 is a 45 ton locomotive, built in 1943. On the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Tourist Operation.
Abilene, Texas: "Dedicated to Dyess Air Force Base and the Men and Women Who Serve Our Country"
Sculptor: Nic Noblique Poupore
As the sun sets on the western horizon, we catch a beautiful silhouette of the ex-Rock Island depot in Abilene, KS, along with a windmill from the adjacent "Old Abilene Town." This station was built in 1887, and moved to its present location in 1959 when they were building the adjacent Eisenhower Presidential Library.
On the Rock, Abilene was midway between the yard/junction town of Herington, and the UP connection in Salina. Now, it's host to the Abilene & Smoky Valley tourist train.
772 Beech St., Abilene, Texas
Architectural Description:
This is a 2-story, 4-bay domestic building in the Prairie School style built in 1920. The structural system is balloon frame. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a low hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and one hip-roofed dormer. There is one offset left, side slope, brick chimney. Windows are replacement unknown/obscured, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with short battered brick posts on square brick piers.
641 Chestnut Street, Abilene, Texas.
Dated to 1898. It would have originally been built as a two room “Hall and Parlor” house. The rear “L” is most likely a later addition turning the house from into what is called a “Ell” form.
This house is on the National register and is a rare example for Abilene.
(Looks better than my Aug. 2012 shot.)
The 2005 All-Big Country basketball players of the year, Ballinger High School guard Jamie Buxkemper and Jim Ned High School forward Cameron Holson.
Abilene Christian University's Michelle Bernhardt (6), Lindsey Martin (12), Liz Snoddy, top left, Abbie Lowry (2), Amanda Slate (10) and Ashlee Motola (7) celebrate the Wildcats' victory over Central Oklahoma after the final point in the championship match of the Lone Star Conference volleyball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at ACU's Moody Coliseum.
Abilene Firefighters spray down a building at 118 Orange St. during a fire early Saturday morning in near downtown Abilene.
UP 1982 leads empty coal train CB2WE-05 west on the UP Salina Sub approaching Ike Siding, named after the 34th president of the Unite States, who grew up nearby in Abilene
Abilene, Texas: ca. 1926. It later was known as the Uptown Hotel and the first floor was a automobile dealership. The old hotel sign is visible on the side.
1102 N.3rd St & Cypress, Abilene, Texas:
This is a 17-story, 13-bay commercial building in the Gothic/Neo-Gothic style with Art Deco influences built in 1930. The structural system is steel frame. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original limestone and original brick. The building has a flat with parapet roof. Windows are original wood, 9/9 double-hung sashes.
This landmark building opened its doors on June 6, 1930, with a celebration attended by more than two thousand guests. Entrepreneur H.O. Wooten envisioned a hotel with accommodations matching those available in New York City, accomplishing the goal with the seventeen-story, 200-room Hotel Wooten. Designed by Abilene architect David S. Castle, it was the tallest building between Fort Worth and El Paso at the time of its completion. The building is of structural steel and clay tile construction, with a buff brick exterior and detailing in cast stone, marble and granite. The building remains one of the most notable examples of Art Deco style architecture in Abilene.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-2008
1502 Cherry Street, Abilene, Texas: E.N. Kirby moved to Abilene in 1892 and built this Victorian style house in 1895. The house is almost original except the roof and upper story were remodeled after a fire in 1949. Mr. Kirby was an attorney and the mayor from 1906 - 1919 and Kirby Lake was named in his honor. In the day looking east across the uninhabited South Treadaway Valley the Ham House could be seen.
Architectural Description:
This is a 2-story, 4-bay domestic building in the Eastlake/Queen Anne style with Late Victorian influences built in 1895. The structural system is balloon frame. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a multi-plane cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice. Windows are replacement vinyl, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, two-bay open porch characterized by a shed roof clad in asphalt shingles with turned wood posts.
641 Chestnut Street, Abilene, Texas.
Dated to 1898. It would have originally been built as a two room “Hall and Parlor” house. The rear “L” is most likely a later addition turning the house from into what is called a “Ell” form.
This house is on the National register and is a rare example for Abilene.
(Looks better than my Aug. 2012 shot.)
1546 North Fifth Street, Abilene, Texas:
Architectural Description:
This is a 2-story, 3-bay domestic building in the Prairie School style built in 1921. The structural system is frame. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a low hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice , eave brackets. There is one side left, exterior chimney. Windows are original wood, 9/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, two-bay open porch characterized by a flat with balcony roof with square stuccoed posts.
Architect: David S. Castle