MuseumBridge City Historical Museum
Bridge City · Orange County · THC Atlas #4200001002
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Bridge City Historical Museum is a museum in Bridge City, Orange County. It is one of 2 museums documented in Orange County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0328, -93.8353 near Bridge City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Turner (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cow Bayou Swing Bridge, Granger, and Winfree.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001002. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Bridge City Historical Museum occupies the former Prairie View Teacherage, a circa-1930 building that once housed the school principal and unmarried teachers of the Prairie View School. Bridge City ISD donated the structure, which the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce restored and dedicated on June 12, 1996. The museum displays photographs and artifacts from the town's history, from its days as the community of Prairie View to its growth as Bridge City.
Sources: bridgecitycoc.comtheclio.comatlas.thc.texas.gov
