The Gladewater Museum
"Preserving the Past While Embracing the Future"
116 W. Pacific Street, P.O. Box 85, Gladewater, TX 75647
Phone: 903-845-7608
Email: gladewatermuseum@gmail.com
Phone: 903-845-7608
Email: gladewatermuseum@gmail.com
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Downtown Railroad, 1940's
Downtown, 1930
Car Giveaway, 1935
Old Yearbook Advertisement
First JailhouseYear Unknown
Old Yearbook Advertisement
Wooden Derrick, Walker Home, 1930s
Old Yearbook Advertisement
East Commerce, 1950
East Pacific, 1930's
North Main Street,1930's
South Main Street, 1931
Post OfficeStill used, some remodeling and modifications since opening
City HallOnce housed City Manager Office, Water Department, and Jail. No longer in use by the city.
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News Articles About the Gladewater Museum
Several interesting news articles have been published through the years about the East Texas Museum, Gladewater. Here are links to just a few:
The Rare Collections - The Gladewater Museum, Living in History
Texas Monthly - Going For the Old, How Antiquing in Gladewater Revived My Material Spirit
The Gilmer Mirror - GLADEWATER HISTORICAL MUSEUM SITE FOR CRANFORD AND ROTH S KINSHIP
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Quick Tour of Museum Displays
We would like to invite you to stop by and visit our museum when you make a visit to Gladewater. Take a look at photos below from a few of the many historical displays.
ELVIS WAS HERE!
Did you know that Elvis once spent time in our small city? The museum has a collection of photos from his visit plus interesting articles. You may also read more about Elvis and his visit to this area of East Texas and rise to fame by visiting the Scotty Moore - KSIJ and the Mint Club, Gladewater Tx website.
PHOTOS OF EARLY GLADEWATER SCHOOL DAYS.
Stop by and see if you can help identify students in the early photos the museum has collected for display. You might find your mother, father or grandfather or even great-grandmother in one of our many photos.
LUKE FISHER'S BARBER CHAIR.
Luke Fisher was a barber in Gladewater for many years. Come by and see the chair that you might have sat in one afternoon for a nice hair-trim by Luke.
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WELCOME TO OUR MUSEUM!
The Gladewater Museum is located at 116 W. Pacific Street (corner of Dean and Pacific Streets) in downtown Gladewater.
OPEN SATURDAYS
10 AM - 4 PM
And By Appointment:
903-845-7608
Email:
gladewatermuseum@gmail.com
Visit our Facebook page:
Gladewater Museum
The museum is located in the building once known as the Ellen Bauman Community Building. It was built in 1939 during the Art Deco Period. Doc Shepperd was the Gregg County Commissioner at the time of the building’s completion. The building was used for county offices and a library downstairs. The second floor was used by various community organizations for meetings and social gatherings. The library moved to a new home in 1973. Since that time, the building has been used by various community groups.
The unique design of the building makes it an ideal home for a museum that tells the rich history of the city and the people who built it. On Friday, November 4, 2005, The East Texas Museum at Gladewater held a ribbon cutting officially opening the museum. On Saturday, November 5 th at 10:00 a.m., the museum finally opened to the public. It is now open on Saturdays from 10:00 until 4:00, except for the last two weeks of the year—depending on the holidays. At present, the museum is totally staffed with volunteers.
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