Offenhauser Building

Historical marker location:

Texarkana, Texas

( Texarkana Historical Museum; State Line Ave. and Third St.)

Marker installed: 1965

First brick structure in Texarkana, built about 1879 for First National Bank. On second floor was Kelsey & Offenhauser Insurance Agency. Here in 1883, pioneer businessman F. W. Offenahuser, later a leading agent in Texas and Arkansas, wrote his first insurance policy.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965.

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