McDonald Observatory Visitors Center

McDonald Observatory Visitors Center

View of McDonald Observatory in the distance

Photograph of the Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis, Texas. It is a two-story building, with a porch on both levels. Three cars are parked in front of the hotel, and a historic marker is visible in front of the car on the far right.

Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Library. Books line the shelves, and there are fans hanging from the ceiling.

Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Library. Books line the shelves, and a fan is visible on the ceiling to the left.

Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Library. Books and movies line the shelves, and there are fans on the ceiling.

Photograph of the interior seating area at the Jeff Davis County Library. It includes a green chair, a table, a lamp, and a plant. There are books on the shelves behind the chair.

Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Library. There are green leather sofas, and books line shelves against the walls.

Photograph of antique general store bins in the Jeff Davis County Library. The bins are original to the building.

Photograph of the workings of a freight elevator at the Jeff Davis County Library. A note on the door says "Please, always leave handcarts & a few boxes on elevator."

Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Library. Books line the shelves, fans hang from the ceiling, and four globes are visible on a shelf to the right.

Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Library.

Photograph of the Jeff Davis County Library. Several cars are parked in front of the building.

Photograph of the Jeff Davis County Library. It is a single story stone building, with several cars parked in front.

Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Courthouse. There are five chairs behind a table, each with a water bottle in front of them.

Photograph of a historic marker in Fort Davis, Texas. It says: "Jeff Davis County Courthouse. Designed by the architectural firm of L. L. Thurman and Co. of Dallas, this building was erected in 1910-1911 and replaced the original 1880 adobe courthouse. This concrete and stone Classical Revival edifice, erected by the Falls City Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky, is dominated by a massive portico supported by doric columns. Other distinctive design elements include the alternating horizontal bands of pink rusticated stone made of locally quarried materials and the Beaux arts style clock tower, which feature a Seth Thomas timepiece. The courthouse continues as the seat of local goverment. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2000."

Photograph of the Fort Davis State Bank. There are several cars parked in front of the building.

OLD FORT DAVIS C.S.A. CONFEDERATE SUPPLY POINT AND FRONTIER OUTPOST ON GREAT MILITARY ROAD FROM SAN ANTONIO TO EL PASO 1861-62. AFTER SURRENDERED BY U.S.ARMY, OCCUPIED BY DETACHMENT 2ND TEXAS MOUNTED RIFLES. APACHES AMBUSHED PATROL FROM FORT UNDER LT.MAYS IN BIG BEND AREA AUGUST 1861. USED BY TEXAS CONFEDERATE TROOPS EN ROUTE TO AND FROM NEW MEXICO-ARIZONA COMPAIGN TO STOP FLOW OF GOLD TO NORTH AND GAIN ACCESS TO PACIFIC. TWO CANNONS BURIED NEARBY ON RETURN HAVE NEWER BEEN FOUND OCCUPIED BRIEELY CALIFORNIA UNION CAVALRY. AUGUST 1862. A MEMORIAL TO TEXANS WHO SERVED THE CONFEDERACY RECTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS 1963

Photograph of the side of the Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis, Texas. The name of the hotel is painted on the side of the building. Several cars are parked in front of the hotel, and a road sign in the right foreground points to the "Chamber of Commerce".

Photograph of the Commanding Officer's Quarters cistern at Fort Davis. The cistern is empty and roped off, and there is a sign with the word "cistern" placed in the middle of the roped off area.

Photograph of a plaque outside the Commanding Officer's Quarters. It says: "Commanding Officer's Quarters: This building served as the residence for the commanding officer. Construction of the house began in 1867 under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Merritt, who was the first to move in and call it "home". Today it is furnished to the time when Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson, commander of the black Tenth U.S.Cavalry, and his family lived here, 1882-1885."

Photograph of the kitchen behind the officer's quarters. It is a small adobe building, and a sign in front of it reads "Officer's Quarters Kitchen, 1872-1891."

Photograph of the Junior Officer's Quarters at Fort Davis. It is a two-story building, with a staircase leading to the front entrance which extends upwards to become a balcony. The building stands in front of a mountain.