Marker Inscription
This structure was built prior to 1872 on a town lot purchased by Cyrus R. Sharp in 1837 located several blocks east of this site. Constructed of hand-cut lumber and held together with wooden pegs, the building housed only a general store before postmaster Andrew August Duffy added the Matagorda post office to its function in 1882. High water marks noticeable along the interior walls are believed to be the result of storm and flood damage. The structure was moved to this location and renovated following the opening of a new post office building in 1964. (1993)
About this site
Matagorda Post Office, Old is a historical marker in Matagorda County, Texas, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Matagorda County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 114 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6909, -95.9714. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early Texas Freighting (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include McManus, Jane, World War I and II Memorial, and Fisher - Sargent - Gottschalk House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5321003763. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
