Williamson County contact Wayne Ware (512)
863-2202
TAYLOR, TEXAS est. 1876
Population: 14,636 (2004)
Taylor is the birthplace of several noted men including Bill Pickett, the black cowboy who invented bulldogging. Governor Dan Moody, also born in Taylor in 1893, first gained statewide recognition when he successfully prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. Elmer “Pet” Brown, the 1914 middleweight champion of the world was also a native of Taylor.
Taylor Main Street Buildings
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Circa 1894![]() Taylor Nat Bank view write-up |
![]() Taylor Nat Bank plaque |
Circa 1909![]() City Nat Bank |
![]() Eikel Prewitt Bldg Circa 1893 |
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![]() Jones Bldg Circa 1885 |
![]() Taylor Old City Hall and Jail |
![]() Taylor Old City Hall and Jail Plaque |
![]() Taylor Old City Hall Jail inside |
![]() Bill Picket plaque on Heritage Square also see Bill P. page |
![]() 317 Main Street |
![]() Peterson Bldg |
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![]() Thompson Building Circa 1889 |
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![]() IOOF and Daily Democrat 4th & Talbot St. , Taylor, Texas, ca.1907 |
![]() pic 3049 Daily Democrat & Weekly Texan Newspaper, 4th & Talbot St. , Taylor, Texas, ca. 1900's |
![]() Taylor Main Street & Taylor Conservation & Heritage Society Community Dedication Ceremony of Texas Historical Medallion at the Preslar-Hewitt Building 321-323 N. Main St. Taylor, TX |
More Taylor Main Street Buildings
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Taylor Churches
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![]() First Presbyterian Church Taylor Circa 1912-1913 Sixth & Talbot |
First Presbyterian church Taylor Plaque |
![]() United Christian church of Taylor Sixth & Talbot |
![]() Episcopal Church St. James of Taylor Circa 1893 |
![]() Episcopal Church St. James of Taylor Plaque |
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Taylor Brethren Church of old Taylor
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Taylor Brethren Church today click here to view page on Taylor Brethren Church marker dedication ![]() |
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Historic Taylor Texas Homes
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![]() Dan Moody Museum click here for more info |
![]() Henry Seiders Home 1889 Talbot Street bed & breakfast, 903 Talbot Street |
![]() Victorian Rose, 1003 W. 7th Street built in 1904 by H. C. Foster |
![]() Clark Mansion / Crawford H. Booth house 2112 West Lake Dr. |
![]() John R Hoxie house 1878 / The Taylor Mansion, 2109 East 4th St |
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![]() Tucker Smith House Circa 1892 |
![]() Tucker Smith House 1892 Plaque |
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