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Historic properties offer Texans and all visitors to Praha, Texas, an opportunity to see a humble frontier Catholic mission chapel that was constructed in 1865.  The Praha community of approximately twenty-five people is located on Farm Road 1295 three miles east of Flatonia in southwestern Fayette County. continued...

Above: Catholic mission chapel exterior

Above: Marquee ofOld Lyric Theater Downtown Flatonia, Texas 

At the January 8, 2008, meeting of the Flatonia city council, the council passed a motion that the city of Flatonia retain, maintain, and operate the downtown water tower as a source of public water supply, and when it is no longer in the city's interest to maintain the tower for that single purpose, the city shall first approach the Flatonia Landmark Preservation Society to negotiate with the city whereby the tower is preserved as a historic landmark.

Above: Old Flatonia Water Tower

Photo by Jan Lahodny, a FLPS member.