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The Llano County Historical Museum is located on the banks of the Llano River, just north of the Highway 16 bridge in Llano. The museum, located in the historic Bruhl Drugstore Building is operated by the Llano County Historical Society, Inc.
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features exhibits that help interpret the history of Llano County.
Included are a polo exhibit, farm and ranch room, clothing and
textiles, military items, rocks, and a variety of photographs. A
restored log cabin graces the grounds. |
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The Llano County Historical Museum building was originally Bruhl's
Drugstore, founded in 1900 by Louis H. Bruhl. It was given to the Llano
County Historical Society in 1965 by the A. H. Bruhl family to house
the museum. During renovations, the facade was altered, but the
interior, including the marble soda fountain and leather fountain
stools, remain intact. Contains many interesting photographs, documents
and artifacts relating to the history of Llano County; also, an
extensive polo exhibit honoring the internationally famous Llanoite,
Cecile Smith, who for twenty five years in succession held a ten goal
handicap, a record equaled by no other in the history of polo. Annex
was originally an early day grocery store |
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Herman Bruhl (1849-1931) immigrated to the United States from Germany
in 1867. He became an American citizen in 1870. The same year he
married Leonie Julia Hammale, a merchant and a pharmacist. Bruhl lived
in Waco and Rockport, and served as a US consul in Italy (1894 -1899)
before moving to Llano to open a drugstore in 1900. His son, Adolph
(1876-1937), also a pharmacist, joined him in business. The drugstore
building they erected in 1922 is now the Llano Museum.
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