category : Carnegie Libraries
Built 1907, and one of few such libraries still serving its original purpose. Second floor designed as opera house. On display is one of the outstanding doll collections in Texas.

Hours: Tues. - Fri. noon - 5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Address: 301 Lafayette St.

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Jefferson Historical Society Museum

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Carnegie Library

Built 1907, and one of few such libraries still serving its original purpose. Second floor designed as opera house. On displa...