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************************************************************************************************************ 1 awarded by certificate only (before plaques created)** Brick Streets - Downtown Grandview - certificate only - at City Hall - no oval plaque
1 awarded by vote but never presented Smokestack - Santa Fe Shops, Cleburne (Plaque never presented) 1 awarded by certificate only (before plaques created) Park Road 21 (See note at bottom of next page) The following (36) plaques have been awarded as of Feb. 2024
1	Antioch Cem. - N. of Grandview (West of 1-35 between CR 401 & 305)
2	AT&SF Engine #3417 - Hulen Park - Westhill Dr. - Cleburne
3	Baker House - Burleson
4	Burger Bar - 109 N. Anglin - Cleburne
5	General Patrick R. Cleburne Statue at Guinn Justice Center - Cleburne
6	General Patrick R. Cleburne Marker - Johnson Co. Courthouse - Cleburne
7	Confederate Arch - Cleburne Memorial Cem. - on S. Kouns St.
8	Confederate Veterans Marker - Fountain - Johnson Co. Courthouse grounds
8	Placed by United Daughters of the Confederacy
9	Confederate Memorial Park - Cleburne Memorial Cemetery
9	(22) In Memory of Headstones Near Office
10 '	Confederate Block of In Memory Stones - Cleburne Memorial Cemetery
11	F&M Bank Bldg. - 300 E. Criner - Grandview (AKA Pop N Grans Antique Store)
12	Masonic Lodge - Criner & Hwy. 81/Downtown Grandview
13	Grump's Hamburgers - see Hackney Building (Burleson)
	Hackney Building 108 S. Main - Burleson
14	Harrell Street Bridge - Cleburne - RTHL Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
15	Irving School / Kaufman Leadership Academy - 1108 N. Anglin, Cleburne
16	J.N. Long School - Cultural Arts Ctr. - 425 Granbury, Cleburne
17	Johnson Co. Feeders Supply - 302 S. Caddo, Cleburne
18	M.T. Johnson Marker - North Lawn, Johnson Co. Courthouse - Cleburne
19	Lane Prairie Baptist Church - 412 CR 704 - Joshua
20	Liberty Hotel - Caddo St. - Cleburne
21	Marystown Cemetery - 2301 West Bethesda Rd - Burleson
22	McKenzie Home - 1204 Prairie Ave - Cleburne
23	3 Oak Trees - 1201 Prairie - Cleburne
24 Oakland Cemetery - FM 916 West of Grandview Also a TX Historic Cemetery
25	Odom Cemetery - CR 205 off FM 916, East of Grandview
26	Pathway Church - 325 NW Renfro - Burleson
27	Patrick's Cleburne Floral - 204 N. Caddo - Cleburne (Oval Plaque Not dedicated or installed)

JCHC HISTORIC LANDMARK PLAQUES, continued

28	Rhome Field (First. Memorial Cemetery) Guinn Justice Center Cleburne
29	Rosendahl Home - 1021 N. Anglin - Cleburne
30	Sand Flat Baptist Church - Hwy 4 between Cleburne and Grandview
31	Terry House reconstructed at Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum Hwy 67 West of Lake Pat Cleburne
32	Trolley Car - Old Town Burleson/Visitors Center
33	Wardville Cemetery - at Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum
34	Johnson Co. (Wardville) original log Courthouse Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum
35	Willow Springs Church - Alvarado
36	Woodmen of the World - 101 W. Wardville, Cleburne

Others in process Feb. 2024 but not yet awarded:

37	Dillon Depot on Anglin (former Dillon Funeral Home)
38	Bus Depot - formerly Central TX Bus Line station
39	Chaf-In Café
40	Bennett's Printing - both oval plaque and narrative requested

Park Road 21

Park Road 21 was designated a Johnson Co. Historical Trail and a Special Area of Historical Interest in 2000 and a follow-up sent to TX Parks and Wildlife in 2013 No evidence of a reply and no further information is available.

JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS

TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKERS (THM)

RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARKS (RTHL)

NATIONAL REGISTER (NR)

STATE ANTIQUITIES LANDMARKS (SAL) (ARCHITECTURE)

Feb. 2024 Pg. 1 of 4

NAME & CITY

ADDRESS

THM	A.A. & Susanna Head Homestead	Hwy 67 - W. of Alvarado 2 Mi. to CR 810
THM	Alvarado	Alvarado Town Square - College St.
THM	Alvarado Glenwood Cemetery	Old Hwy 81/Glenwood Drive
THM	Alvarado Masonic Lodge #314 ,.	101 E. Atchley St
	Arnold, Oliver Perry gravesite	See Oliver Perry Arnold
THM	Baker-Lain Cemetery	9744 CR 1239 - SW of Cleburne
THM	Balch Cemetery - Alvarado	305 S. Parkway
THM	Balch-Senterwood Cemetery - Alvarado	205 S. Parkway (Behind Balch)
THM	Bennett Home on the Chisholm Trail	CR1224A and CR1223, 1 Mi.S. of FM 916 - West of Rio Vista
		Marker has been missing since 1980
THM	Bethany Rest Cemetery	651 N. CR 810 - Alvarado
THM	Bethel Salter A.M.E. Church	106 Olive Street - Cleburne
THM	Bethesda Community	W. Bethesda Rd, off 1-35 W - S. of Burleson
THM	Bruce-Davis House	CR 917 / S. Broadway (W. of Hwy 171) Cresson
THM	Cahill Methodist Church	8501 FM 917 -Alvarado
RTHL/NR/SAL	Carnegie Library - Cleburne	Layland Museum - 201 Caddo St.
RTHL	Church of the Holy Comforter - Cleburne	209 East Wardville St.
THM	City Wagon Yards - Cleburne	300 Block of W. Henderson St. - across from City Hall
NR	Cleburne Downtown Historic District	See map on THC site - approx. boundary Brown, Border,
		Harrell and Buffalo Sts.
THM	Cleburne Lodge #315	Masonic Lodge - 111 S. Caddo St. - former Yale Theater
THM	Cleburne Town Square	Johnson Co. Courthouse west lawn (S.Main - Hwy 171/174)
THM	Confederate Soldiers	Johnson Co. Courthouse lawn
RTHL	Dotey-Kirkham House (AKA Little Old House)	409 N. Buffalo St. - Cleburne
THM	Duke Cemetery	CR 206 to CR 206A - Alvarado

JOHNSON County, TX - THM/RTHL/NR/SAL , continued Feb. 2024

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NAME & CITY ADDRESS

THM	Early Cattle Trade	Hwy 174 - Rio Vista near Henry Briden Cabin
RTHL	Emory Home	700 East College - Grandview
THM	Field Street Baptist Church - Cleburne	201 N. Field St.
THM	First Baptist Church - Alvarado	207 Hwy 67
THM	First Baptist Church - Burleson	317 W. Ellison St.
THM	First Baptist Church - Cleburne	414 N. Main St.
THM	First Baptist Church - Godley	101 E. Allen Ave.
THM	First Methodist Church	301 S. Spear St. - Alvarado
THM	First United Methodist Church - Cleburne	1300 W. Westhill Dr.
RTHL	Godley School	309 N. Pearson St.
THM	Town of Grandview	Downtown at Civic Center (Hwy 81/Criner St.)
THM	Grandview Cem. and Orig. Grand View Town Site	Hwy 4, East of CR 401
THM	Grandview Masonic Lodge	Downtown at Civic Center/ Lodge Bldg. (Hwy 81/Criner St.)
THM	Grange Hall Cemetery	1.9 Mi. West on CR1208 - Rio Vista
THM	Greenbriar Baptist Church	FM2415 intersection with CR 313 - Alvarado
THM	Haley - Smith Cemetery	1.3 Mi. West of Rio Vista on FM 916
	Hart, Meredith House (see Meredith Hart House)	FM 916 East of Rio Vista
RTHL	Henry Briden Cabin - Rio Vista	Hwy 174 - Rio Vista
THM	Interurban in Burleson	124 W. Ellison (Burleson Visitors Center & Museum)
RTHL	John L./Annie Upshaw Cleveland House	808 S. Anglin St. - Cleburne (aka Anglin Rose)
THM	Johnson County	2nd and Hillsboro Sts. - Cleburne City Park
THM/RTHL/NR	Johnson County Courthouse	2 North Main Street - Cleburne
THM	Johnson Co. Pioneer & Old Settlers Reunion	1 Reunion Dr. at Reunion Grounds - Alvarado
THM	Johnson Co. Sheriff's Posse	S. Main St. / 2046 S. Hwy 174 - S. of Cleburne
THM	Johnson, Middleton T. Colonel & Cleburne,
	Patrick R., General	Johnson Co. Courthouse lawn (S. Main - Hwy 171/174)
THM/RTHL/NR	Joiner-Long House	604 Prairie Ave. - Cleburne
THM	Lake Pat Cleburne	4 Mi. SW of Hwy 67 near the Dam (Marker is missing)
RTHL	Lowell Smith Home - Rio Vista	FM 916 West of Rio Vista

JOHNSON County, TX - THM/RTHL/NR/SAL , continued Feb. 2024

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NAME & CITY ADDRESS

THM	Market Square - Cleburne	S. Main at Harrell St. (Hwy 171/174)
THM	Marystown Cemetery	2381 W. Bethesda Rd. at FM 917 - Burleson (E. of Joshua)
THM	Menefee Reunion	Hwy 174 - Rio Vista near Henry Briden Cabin
RTHL	Meredith Hart House	FM 916 - 1/2 mi. East of Rio Vista
THM	Methodism in Joshua	Corner Main and 4th Sts.
RTHL	Mizpah Gate - Keene	100 W. Hillcrest (Southwest Adventist Univ. grounds)
THM	Myers Cemetery	N.Cummings Dr. - N. of Alvarado
THM	Oliver Perry Arnold gravesite	Hopewell Cenn. on Hopewell Rd. N.of Cleburne off Hwy 174
THM	Outlaws Benjamin,Bickerstaff & Josiah Thompson	Alvarado Town Square (E. Weaver at S. Spears)
THM	Pat Cleburne Camp No. 88 - UCV	Cleburne Memorial Cem. at Confederate Arch - Kouns Street
THM	Pioneer Texas Telephones	111 N. Robinson St. - Cleburne
THM	Prairie Springs Cemetery (aka Rea)	CR 714 off of CR731 - S. of Burleson
RTHL	Renfro-Clark House	128 N. Clark St. - Burleson
THM	Rio Vista	Pavilion Square - Downtown
THM	Sam Bass Holdup	Moved near J.Co. Pct. 2 Office at 3425 CR 920 - Crowley
THM	Site of Alvarado School, Church & Union Building	202 S.Cummings - Alvarado
THM	Site of Buchanan	Hwy 171 from Cleburne towards Godley, Left on CR 1217
THM	Site of Ezell-McLeroy Cotton Gin	Intersection Cummings Dr. and CR 604 - N.of Alvarado
THM	Site of Norman Springs & Norman Grove	6921 Hwy 67 - Alvarado (Cactus Jack's Western Store)
THM	Site of Old Picnic Grounds	201 N. Caddo at Layland Museum (Carnegie Library Bldg.)
THM	Site of Red Oak Academy	2 Mi. West of Burleson on Academy Hill
THM	Site of Old City Spring - Cleburne	304 West Henderson
THM	Site of Wardville	Hwy 67 West of Cleburne city limits 50 yards
NR	Smith Ranch - Rio Vista	FM 916 West of Rio Vista
THM	Southwest Metroplex Baptist Assoc.	601 N. Nolan River Rd. - Cleburne

JOHNSON CO. THM/RTHL/NR/SAL , continued Feb. 2024

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NAME & CITY ADDRESS

THM	Texas World War II Home Front - Cleburne	Cleburne Conference Center - W.Henderson (Hwy 67)
SAL	Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad Depot	Cleburne - This building was razed in 1996
		It was located NW corner E.Chambers and N. Border Sts.
THM	Union Hill Presbyterian Church & Cemetery	CR803 off of FM 917 (Conveyor Dr.) East of Joshua
THM	Unity Cemetery	Off Hwy 171 on CR1000A between Godley & Cresson
THM	Watts Chapel Methodist Church & Cemetery	CR308 off Hwy 4 between Sand Flat and Grandview
THM	Wilkinson Family Cemetery (aka Hough)	Off CR 108 between CR 401 and 1-35 W - Grandview
NR	Wright Building	1 E. James St. - Cleburne
RTHL	Yellow Jacket Stadium	1200 W. Henderson St. - Cleburne

TYPES OF MARKERS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARK PLAQUES from Johnson Co. Historical Commission

See the current Johnson Co. Historic Landmark Plaque Chair for application and eligibility requirements (Rev. June 2025)

These plaques may or may not be accompanied by a non-metallic, laser cut ‘narrative’ telling the story of the site.

JCHC provides these markers and narrative plaques at no charge to recipients. A dedication ceremony is often held.

TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKERS from Texas Historical Commission

SEE HTTPS://THC.TEXAS.GOV/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/2025-03/MARKERS_PROCEDURES.PDF

for full instructions how to apply, when applications are accepted, criteria for the narrative, examples, etc.

Large THM cost approx. $2,500 with post and require funding other than the portion JCHC can donate.

THM take approx. 2 years after application is made online to THC.

ALL applications must go through the current JCHC Chair (and County Marker Chair if one has been appointed) and be processed online by JCHC. Anyone can apply, but they must follow that procedure.

Subject markers, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, and Historic Cemetery status fall under this category.

IF a THM will be applied for at a site that includes a cemetery, Historic Cemetery status is required before the application can be made for a Texas Historic Marker.

TEXAS TREASURE BUSINESS AWARDS from Texas Historical Commission

SEE

This is a special designation for businesses that can prove their age and continuous use, preferably at, but not limited to, the current location. See the above website address for details. Its window decal and is provided without charge from Texas Historical Commission. ALL applications are required to be submitted online. This award usually takes 3-4 months.