City Hall - Hempstead, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 05.834 W 096° 04.838
14R E 781351 N 3333156
Hempstead is the county seat of Waller County. It is located at the junctions of US-290, TX-6, and TX-159. It is approximately 50 miles northwest of downtown Houston.
Waymark Code: WM15VEZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2022
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Hempstead City Website"On December 29, 1856 Dr. Richard Rodgers Peebles and James W. McDade organized the Hempstead Town Company to sell lots in the newly-established community of Hempstead, which was located at the projected terminus of Houston and Texas Central Railway. Peebles named Hempstead after Dr. G. S. B. Hempstead, Peebles' brother in law. Peebles and Mary Ann Groce Peebles, his wife, contributed 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of the estate of Jared E. Groce, Jr. for the community. On June 29, 1858 the Houston and Texas Central Railway was extended to Hempstead, causing the community to become a distribution center between the Gulf Coast and the interior of Texas. On November 10 of that year Hempstead incorporated. The Washington County Railroad, which ran from Hempstead to Brenham, enhanced the city upon its completion."
The current City Hall is a one story modern brick building with metal roof. It is three blocks from the Waller County Courthouse.