Did you know…about The 1895?

(This information is taken from Rockdale City Council minutes.)

By Feb. 7, 1895, the city council had located an appropriate lot 40’ x 125’ located on the corner of Cameron and Burleson. The land was owned by Leonard Isaacs. An ordinance was passed directing the purchase of the land. A warrant for $1,850 was turned over to Mayor B. A. Coffield who was appointed to complete the transaction (City Record Book C, pp. 193-195).

In preparation for the building of the city hall, the council had made two other important decisions. On February 27, 1895, an agreement was signed by the council with R. G. Scott of San Antonio and A. O. Watson, an Austin architect to complete the building. The specifications declared that the city hall building was to be completed built to “…the personal satisfaction of the architect and further added that it (the city hall) should be built “…according to the best art and skill, well and substantially built and furnished according to specifi cations prepared for A. O. Watson (City Record Book C, pp. 207-210, Feb. 27, 1895).

The Mission of Vision Historic Preservation Foundation is to enrich the arts and cultivate economic development by restoring the historic 1895 City Hall for the citizens, businesses and visitors of Rockdale. For more information: www.Vision Rockdale. org