Fort Bend County, Kendleton and Black Cowboy Museum officials broke ground on the soon-to-be new home of the museum in Kendleton.

The groundbreaking comes after Fort Bend County commissioners approved a nearly $4 million construction agreement with Construction Ltd. on Oct. 9 to build a new facility for the museum at Bates Allen Park, located at 630 Charlie Roberts Lane.

Zooming in

The museum, which opened in September 2017, will move to the 1.5-acre site with a two-story building totaling approximately 9,780 square feet, a large jump from its 900-square-foot Rosenberg location, according to its website .

Community Impact previously reported that the new site will feature:

A showroom gallery for artwork and historical artifacts

Outdoor dining and kitchen area

50 parking spaces

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