{"nrhp_refnum":"72001362","name":"Old Market House Museum","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Market and Franklin Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Goliad","county":"Goliad County","state":"TX","lat":28.666923541000074,"lon":-97.39076894699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-10-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A simple wood frame market building at the southwest corner of South Market and Franklin streets in Goliad, Texas, beside the courthouse square. It was built about 1871 as a covered market and later served as a firehouse and a museum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building reflects the civic spirit and development of Goliad, a historic town established in 1829. It was a public market, then the city firehouse from 1886, and it remains a focal point of civic pride. It is described as a simple vernacular frame structure that symbolizes the character of nineteenth century Goliad.","narrative":"Standing at the southwest corner of South Market and Franklin streets beside the courthouse square in Goliad, this modest wood frame building began about 1871 as a covered market. It held vending stalls, each twelve by twenty-four feet, rented by the city to meat and produce sellers, and cost $550 to build. In 1886 it was remodelled as the city firehouse, gaining a meeting hall, a room for hook and ladder equipment and a tin roof. It served that purpose until 1964, and its three wide front doorways still reflect that use. A tall wooden false front and a central bell tower with a small lantern and spire give it a distinctive profile. The bell has been in use since 1890. In 1967 local groups converted the building into a history museum with a rear room for art classes. It was recognized as a symbol of Goliad's civic pride and nineteenth century character.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific dates 1871, 1886)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Simple vernacular frame structure with a false front","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and altered, on its original site; in use as a local history museum owned by the City of Goliad.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.169289-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/9721/40972135/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/72001362.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001362/c2410d3552-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001362/c2410d3552-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Market_House_Museum_Goliad_Wiki.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Market_House_Museum_Goliad_Wiki.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"76002034","name":"Goliad County Courthouse Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/goliad-county-courthouse-historic-district-76002034/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972135","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002076"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/goliad-county/old-market-house-museum-72001362/"}