MuseumTexas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center
La Grange · Fayette County · Dedicated 2009 · THC Atlas #4200000994
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center is a museum in La Grange, Fayette County, dedicated in 2009. It is one of 7 museums documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.9269, -96.8835 near La Grange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jones Grave (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include La Fayette Masonic Lodge No. 34 A.F. & A.M., Meerscheidt House, and Robson, W. S..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000994. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center was incorporated in La Grange in March 1997 to preserve the history of Texas Czechs, an idea first raised at the 1936 Texas Centennial and revived by the Texans of Czech Ancestry organization in the 1990s. La Grange was chosen over Caldwell, Ennis, and Temple in part because Fayette County was once about 80 percent Czech, earning the nickname "Cradle of Czech Immigration." The campus includes the "Our New Home" Museum, the Melnar Library, a Czech Village of historic buildings, an amphitheater, and a polka pavilion.
Sources: czechtexas.orgroundtop.com
