Did you know that the Bonham Post Office had an open house before opening for business? The “Wednesday, February 25, 2014 Bonham Daily Favorite used the heading: “ ‘ONE POSTOFFICE’ IN BONHAM, TEXAS”, and stated that Dr. F. C. Allen, the postmaster, “thought the people of Bonham would have a chance to inspect the building from 7 to 9 o’clock Saturday evening.”
Do you know who gave the property for the Bonham Post Office?
How many facts about the Bonham Post Office construction can you answer?
Contractors_______
Contract Price______________
Government Inspector___________
General Foreman__________
Brick & Stone Foreman________
Site donor________________
Government appropriation, including building and furnishings____
Postmaster in 2014____________
Open house was held_____________, 1914.
Photos of the construction and newspaper articles from 1913-1914 will be on display from the Fannin County Museum of History and the Fannin County Historical Commission.