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NAVASOTA, TEXAS
"Blues Capital of Texas"
Grimes
County, Central
Texas South
30° 23' 0" N, 96° 5' 0" W (30.383333, -96.083333)
Hwys 6, 90 and 105
10 miles SW of Anderson
the county seat
25 miles NE of Brenham
21 miles N of Hempstead
26 miles SE of Bryan
/ College
Station
41 miles W of Conroe
43 miles SW of Huntsville
71 miles NW of Houston
ZIP code 77868, 77869
Population: 7,643 (2020)
7,049 (2010) 6,789 (2000) 6,296 (1990)
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Navasota is one of those towns that you never seem
to have time to explore because you're rushing to a more distant destination.
We wish you'd stop doing that. The problem with distant locations
is that they're so far away. Why not visit something a little closer
to home? If Navasota is too close, then include it with a trip to
Huntsville,
Brenham, or College
Station.
Don't miss the Grimes
County seat in Anderson,
which is a mere 10 miles away. Their picturesque courthouse
and main street is one of those timeless Texas views that haven't
yet been ruined by prison expansion or modern high school architecture.
Recently restored. |
Navasota, Texas
Attractions / Landmarks
Photo Gallery
Navasota offers many storefronts and streets that testify to its dominant
place in the county's economic history. |
Historic
homes are frequently open for tours and architecturally, it
ranks high on our list of best preserved in the Houston-Austin-Dallas
triangle. Contact the chamber for an excellent driving tour
of town.
Horlock
Art Gallery & History Museum
1215 E. Washington Ave.
La
Salle Monument
Texas Hwy 105 downtown. Navasota also has a statue
dedicated to "Bobby"
LaSalle, our favorite would-be colonizer and the man most
responsible for Texas' claim to being under Six Flags.
Interest in Mr. La Salle has been rekindled lately with excavations
of both his stockade (Fort St. Louis) and ship (LaBelle) down
around Matagorda.
[See La
Salle and French Exploration in Early Texas by Jeffery Robenalt
The
Grimes County Courthouse
10 miles East in Anderson
on Hwy 90. This 1893 Italianate "Temple of Justice" once dispensed
justice to a member of the Barrow-Parker
gang in 1933. The street view with flanking stores makes a
great photo opportunity, which makes up for there not being a
"courthouse square." Anderson
was named Fanthorp before Kenneth Lewis Anderson, Vice President
of the Republic of Texas died there.
Fanthorp
Inn State Historical Park
Republic of Texas era stagecoach stop with replica coach on display.
In Anderson, the former town of Fanthorp. Hours: Wednesday through
Sunday 9 to 4. 936-873-2633
Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park
Six miles west of Navasota off hwy 105. Home of the recently redone
Star of the Republic Museum with its open all year (except Christmas
day) research library.
Painted
Church in Plantersville, Texas
St. Mary's Catholic Church
12 1/2 miles E. on Hwy 105
Oakland Cemetery
Historic Cemetery on 801 Sixth St.
936-825-6475
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Bank
Building
107 W. Washington St.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
TE Photo, 2004 |
111 Railroad
Street
TE Photo, 2004 |
Cast Iron Corinthian
Columns
TE Photo, 2004 |
Cast Iron by
Pullis Bros St. Louis
TE Photo, 2004 |
Cast Iron by
Pullis Bros St. Louis
TE Photo, 2004 |
The Giesel House
113 Railroad St.
TE Photo, 2004 |
The Giesel House
Historical Marker
TE Photo, 2004 |
Cast Iron by
Front Builders Mesker Bros. St. Louis
TE Photo, 2004 |
More Cast Iron
TE Photo, 2004 |
Masonic Lights
TE Photo, 2004 |
L - Millers Theater
in Navasota TE photo
R - Navasota street scene TE photo |
Wood store window
display
TE Photo, 2004 |
Weather Vanes
in store window
TE Photo, 2004 |
Carnival
Rides
TE Photo, 2004 |
The 1902 Sangster
House
1113 E. Washington Ave
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
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Navasota
architecture
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Navasota, Texas
Vintage Photos
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Submarine in
Navasota
Photo courtesy Navasota City Manager |
Young people
in the 1930s
Photo courtesy Navasota City Manager |
Navasota City
Hall, circa 1930s, later demolished
Photo
courtesy Navasota City Manager |
Navasota
City Hall, razed 1958
Photo courtesy Navasota Examiner |
Former
Navasota Jail, razed, no date
Photo courtesy Navasota City Manager |
FM 1375 as a
day trip / scenic drive from Houston.
For a tranquil drive that you'll long remember, we'd suggest FM 1375
west from New
Waverly on Hwy 45. This takes you through the Sam Houston National
Forest with its lush fern undergrowth.
FM 1375 will join Hwy 149 that will lead you to Anderson
via the quaint, nearly forgotten village of Richards.
Then Hwy 90 South less than 10 miles to Navasota.
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Navasota Tourist
Information
Grimes County
Chamber of Commerce
1215 East Washington
936-825-6600 or 800-252-6642
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Mance
Lipscomb by Clay Coppedge
Songster and guitarist Mance Lipscomb spent most of his 80 years as
a tenant farmer around Navasota, in Grimes County before becoming
an overnight sensation when he was 65... more
Joe Tex by Clay Coppedge
"A singer that critic John Morthland of Texas Monthly called
'by far Texas' greatest contributor to soul music.' ...
Joe Tex belongs, in the mind of most Texans, to either Baytown, where
his music career began, or Navasota, where it ended." more
La
Salle and French Exploration in Early Texas by Jeffery Robenalt
The explorer was assassinated somewhere in western Grimes County about
twelve miles west of Navasota. |
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