Panhandle — Plains Historical Museum

Canyon (1933, later expansions): This distinguished Moderne structure was built at ground zero of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. Stonework bas reliefs of Panhandle fauna peer through cornice roundels, and carvings below each window trace scenes from indigenous life. A grid of more than 75 prominent Panhandle cattle brands frames the entrance. H.D. Bugbee murals recount regional history from ancient peoples to the ranching, industry, and commerce of the day. Expansions and bequests have made the PPHM the largest history museum in Texas with a repository of three million artifacts. The original building is a State Antiquities Landmark.