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Dr. Eugene Clark Library

Lockhart, Caldwell County

Marker Text

Built in 1899 and dedicated on July 6, 1900, this library was financed with funds bequeathed by Dr. Clark, who was a prominent physician of Lockhart and San Antonio. A native of New Orleans, he was a graduate of Tulane Medical School and studied in Vienna, Austria. He was an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist. He died, while still a young man, in New York City in 1897. The building, an outstanding example of French Renaissance style, was designed and built by T. S. Hodges. When erected, it stood near the opera house, in the cultural center of Lockhart. (1968)

Marker Details

Address 217 S. Main St.
Location Description NW corner of S. Main and E. Prairie Lea streets. 1963 RTHL medallion over the door and 1968 marker facing W. Prairie Lea St.
Marker # 9763
Dedicated 1963
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code institutional buildings; libraries
Latitude, Longitude 29.883027, -97.672355

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