Museum

Dutch Windmill Museum and La Maison Acadienne

Nederland · Jefferson County · THC Atlas #4200001229

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Dutch Windmill Museum and La Maison Acadienne is a museum in Nederland, Jefferson County. It is one of 11 museums documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.9734, -93.9940 near Nederland. The nearest cataloged historic site is La Maison Acadienne (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Nederland, First Mercantile Building, and First Baptist Church of Nederland.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001229. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This pair of heritage museums sits in Nederland's Tex Ritter Park. The Dutch Windmill Museum, a 40-foot replica of a traditional Dutch windmill, was built in 1969 to honor the immigrants from Holland who settled Nederland in 1898, and its artifacts include mementos of native sons such as Olympic high-jump champion W. F. 'Buddy' Davis and country star Tex Ritter. Adjacent La Maison Acadienne, dedicated in 1976, is a replica Acadian home honoring the area's Cajun settlers.

Sources: nederlandtx.com texashighways.com

📍 29.9734, -93.9940 · Nederland, Jefferson County

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