IRVING ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM

Although the road to creating the Irving Archives and Museum was long, it did not mean local history lovers remained still. A small museum was created at Williams Square in Las Colinas dedicated to the Mustangs of Las Colinas sculpture. In the early 1990s, the Irving Heritage Society and the City of Irving worked together to create the Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center, which documents African American history and one of North Texas's earliest freedman communities. The Kennedy assassination's ties to Irving are documented in the Ruth Paine House Museum which tells the story of how one typical household was swept up in this tragic story... In 2017, planning began on renovating the first floor of 801 W. Irving Blvd (now the Jack D. Huffman Community Building) into the Irving Archives and Museum. The 22,000 square foot facility opened in February 2020. Funding for the project was provided by hotel occupancy tax revenue as well as generous donations from the Irving Heritage..

Primary location: Irving United States