Location:

Hours:

414 Smith Street, approximately 10 blocks east on St. Lawrence Street off US Hwy 183, with the Eggleston House located directly behind the Museum on St. Louis Street.

Tuesday through Saturday:
10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday:
1:00pm - 5:00pm

Closed Monday and call to verify if open on major holidays.

Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheatre was built in 1936-1937 as a Texas Centennial project, and is owned by the city of Gonzales.  The Museum property was originally part of Gonzales State Park that was originally dedicated in 1913 and deeded back to the City of Gonzales in 1936. 

Historical artifacts, including the "Come and Take It" cannon and the "Run Away Scrape" Tea Pot are included as exhibits of the museum.  The museum also contains two wall murals depicting the exploration of Texas' history and culture.  This hidden jewel of Gonzales is a designated State Archeological Landmark, Texas Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The building, designed by the noted architecture firm of Phelps and Dewes, is made of Texas shell stone trimmed in Cordova cream limestone.  The building contains two wings divided by a large rotunda, which serves as the entrance.  The back wall of the amphitheatre features a beautiful marble memorial mural honoring the eighteen men who defended Gonzales in 1835.  

The Eggleston Log House was built in the 1840's by Horace Eggleston. Logs were hand-hewn and notched in half dove-tail fashion. Visitors are encouraged to step onto the porch of the house and activate the speaker box, which provides a description of the building and two illuminated rooms.

The "Immortal Thirty-two" monument was constructed of a shaft of axed Texas pink granite, 8' 10" in height, tapering from 5' 6" at the base to 3' 8" at the top, and 1' 4" thick, standing on a 3" base. The bronze sculpture on the front tells the story of the 32 men who answered Travis' call at the Alamo.