Preservation Texas has announced that it has signed a contract to purchase historic Texas Hall in Tehuacana, a monumental four-story limestone building that is one of the most endangered historic landmarks in the state and the birthplace of Trinity University .

The purchase includes the 10-acre “College Hill” campus surrounding Texas Hall and several other historic structures, currently owned by the nonprofit Trinity Institute. Over the next decade, Preservation Texas plans to restore Texas Hall and transform this campus into the Preservation Texas Institute, a statewide center for preservation education, training, research, and engagement.

“This project will be a major, multi-year undertaking,” said Evan Thompson, executive director of Preservation Texas. “The severely deteriorated Te

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