Marker Inscription
Brothers John C. Murphy (1816-71) and James M. Murphy (b. 1820) of Tennessee came to Jefferson, Texas, in 1850. They owned a wholesale cotton firm and were prominent businessmen. In the early 1850s they built this structure as a warehouse in the riverfront district. In 1884 the building was remodeled for county offices and courts. In 1915 it became the city hall, with space for the Chesterfield Dance Club and the Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department. A Diebold safe, installed in 1877, continues to serve the building, again used for county offices.
About this site
Murphy Building is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7563, -94.3448 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dalhart, Vernon (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Nineteenth Century Business House, Kahn Saloon, and Culberson, Charles Allen.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5315008074. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
