Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office


Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	Off U.S. Route 190, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Copperas Cove, Texas
Coordinates	31°06′15″N 97°55′44″W / 31.10417°N 97.92889°W / 31.10417; -97.92889
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1878
Built by	Ogletree, Marsden
NRHP reference No.	79002928^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 26, 1979

The Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office, in Coryell County, Texas about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Copperas Cove, Texas, was built in 1878. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It has also served as the Martin I. Walker Historical Museum. The listing includes one contributing building and one contributing structure.^[1]

It was built of limestone quarried nearby.^[2]

It was deemed notable as "a fine example of the vernacular stone structures that dotted the nineteenth century Texas landscape. It is the only structure remaining from the original town of Copperas Cove, then known as The Cove. Having served numerous functions strategic to the locale, beginning with its original as stage relay station and post office and including home and grocery, it continues to be a major landmark in its present condition as a museum."^[2]

It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark; known as Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office; built in 1878.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Willard B. Robinson (July 16, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office / Martin I. Walker Historical Museum". National Archives. Retrieved May 27, 2018. With four photos from 1976-78. Downloading may be slow.

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