Quick take
- The dedication is at 5:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 9, on the front steps of City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd. The public is invited.
- The City Council’s regular meeting follows at 6 p.m.
- The Texas Historical Commission named City Hall a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 2025, the highest honor the state gives a historic building, the city says.
- The ceremony comes three days before the 101st anniversary of the building’s grand opening on Nov. 12, 1925.
Texarkana, Texas, will dedicate a state historical marker at City Hall at 5:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 9, recognizing the building at 220 Texas Blvd. as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Texarkana Today reported, citing a city news release.
The short ceremony will be on the front steps of City Hall, right before the City Council’s regular 6 p.m. meeting. The public is invited, KKAM also reported.
The Texas Historical Commission gave City Hall the landmark designation in 2025. The city calls it the highest honor the state can give a historic structure. Putting up the marker is a required part of the designation, according to the commission.
The four story Neoclassical Revival building was built in 1924 and 1925. The City Council held its first meeting there on Sept. 1, 1925, and the grand opening on Nov. 12, 1925, included a parade, a banquet and a community celebration, the city said. The dedication falls three days before the building’s 101st anniversary.