JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT

Heritage Museum and Cultural Educationdosscenter.org

Company typePrivate
Founded2006
HeadquartersWeatherford, United States
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT firmographics

Firmographics

Name: JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT
Legal name: James and Dorothy Doss Heritage and Culture Center
Website: https://dosscenter.org
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2006
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT industry classification

Industry

Product category: Heritage Museum and Cultural Education
NAICS: Historical Sites (71212), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)
SIC: Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
akta.pro primary industry: Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites (THAJACAC)
akta.pro secondary industries: Archaeological Sites & Heritage Interpretation Centers (THAJADAG), Cultural Heritage & Historic District Tours (THAJAAAB)

Keywords

Heritage museum exhibitions
Local history preservation
Educational field trips
Living history programming
Event venue rentals

Where JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Weatherford
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Donations and Memberships: Annual partnerships starting at $50/year, individual donations, and business partnerships. Free admission provided to the public, with donations supporting operations.
Facility Rentals: Venue rental of Heritage Hall (indoor space seating 150-190 guests) and The Grove outdoor space. Photography session rentals at $100 for 2-hour sessions with one photographer and up to six guests.
Gift Shop Sales: E-commerce gift shop selling Texas-themed merchandise including books, toys, apparel, candles, and locally-themed items. 55 products across multiple price points.
Education Programs: Fee-based educational programming including Doss After Dark events ($25-$30), Hands On History Crate ($30), and Hats off to Education Brunch tickets ($50) and tables ($250-$500).
Events and Fundraisers: Revenue from special events including Pioneer Heritage Festival BBQ lunches, Clays for Cabins fundraising event, and various seasonal events.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Individual Partnership Membership
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Photography Session Rental
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Guided Museum Tour
Other	Pay-as-you-go	Part-time Event Assistant
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Gift Shop Items

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The James and Dorothy Doss Heritage and Culture Center of Parker County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit history museum that collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Parker County, Texas. It operates a 23,000-square-foot facility in Weatherford, TX featuring permanent exhibitions (Heritage Gallery, Mary Martin & Larry Hagman Gallery), rotating exhibits, an outdoor living history park (Pioneer Cabin Park with 5 historic log cabins), and educational programming for children and schools. The museum offers free general admission with paid guided tours, an annual membership program, facility rentals, a gift shop, and signature annual events.

Product overview

The Doss Heritage and Culture Center is a Texas and Parker County history museum offering a collection of permanent exhibitions (Heritage Gallery, Mary Martin & Larry Hagman Gallery), rotating exhibits (Tools of the Trade, Goodbye to a Prairie, 20th Anniversary Exhibit), and outdoor living history experiences through Pioneer Cabin Park. The museum provides educational programs for children including summer camp, preschool storytime, STEAM labs, and homeschool days. Additional offerings include venue rentals, a gift shop, membership programs, and special events such as the Pioneer Heritage Festival, Clays for Cabins fundraiser, and Gabe Vick Memorial 42 Tournament. The museum opened in 2006 and operates free to the public with paid guided tours available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Heritage Gallery: Permanent exhibition showcasing early pioneer and American Indian Life and the beginnings of Parker County
Mary Martin & Larry Hagman Gallery
Pioneer Cabin Park
Doss Partners
Doss Business Partnership

Products and services

Heritage Gallery
Mary Martin & Larry Hagman Gallery
Pioneer Cabin Park
Tools of the Trade: Building The West by Hand
Goodbye to a Prairie: The Making of The Parker County Sketchbook
Doss 20th Anniversary Exhibit
Museum Shop
Doss Partners Membership
Education Programs
DossCamp
Facility Rentals
Pioneer Heritage Festival
Clays for Cabins
Gabe Vick Memorial 42 Tournament
Traveling Trunks
Photography Sessions

Companies that use JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms: Austin-area living-history farm with restored 19th-century homestead structures, school programming, and seasonal festivals. Closest Texas peer combining restored log/pioneer structures, school field trips, and recurring festival revenue.
Frontier Texas!: Abilene-based heritage museum focused on Texas frontier and pioneer history with immersive exhibits and interpretive storytelling. Direct thematic overlap with the Doss's frontier/cattle-drive focus and similar nonprofit/501(c)(3) operating model.
Log Cabin Village: Fort Worth–area living-history museum featuring a collection of 19th-century log cabins relocated to Heritage Park. Closest geographic and conceptual peer — both operate restored log structures as the core visitor experience and run K-12 TEKS-aligned programming.
Heritage Village (Old City Park): Dallas's oldest city park, now operated as a living-history village of 19th-century buildings including log cabins and a schoolhouse. Closest urban analog to the Doss model and competes for the same North Texas heritage-tourism and school-field-trip audience.
Conner Prairie: Indiana-based living-history museum combining historic structures, interactive exhibits, and year-round programming including camps and field trips. Closest operating-model analog to Doss's blend of museum gallery + living-history park + educational programming.
Living History Farms: Iowa open-air living-history museum with three working farms spanning 300 years of Midwestern rural history. Closest pure living-history park comparable to the Pioneer Cabin Park concept under a similar non-profit/education model.
Heritage Village Museum: The Woodlands, TX living-history site with restored pioneer homes, schoolhouse, and general store on a multi-acre park. Direct comparable to Pioneer Cabin Park's living-history model under a Texas non-profit governance structure.

Broad incumbents

Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum: The flagship state-funded Texas history museum on the UT Austin campus. Overlaps with the Doss's general Texas/pioneer history theme but operates at significantly larger scale, paid admission, and state budget support — represents the dominant incumbent in Texas heritage interpretation.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum: Major Oklahoma City museum with deep holdings on western heritage, cowboys, and frontier life. Shares the Doss's cattle-drive / pioneer narrative but operates a much larger curated-collection model at paid-admission scale.

Regional players

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History: Regional Fort Worth museum combining science, Texas history, and educational programming, including the historic Cattle Raisers Museum. Competes with the Doss for North Texas school field trips and family tourism spending under a similar municipal/North Texas geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT financial estimates

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JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT M&A and investment

M&A and investment

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Investments

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Frequently asked questions about JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT

What does JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT do?

Is JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT a public or private company?

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT founded?

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT was founded in 2006. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT based?

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT is headquartered in Weatherford, United States, in the North America region.

How does JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT make money?

Five revenue lines are on record. Donations and Memberships are the primary driver. The others are facility Rentals, gift Shop Sales, education Programs and events and Fundraisers.

Who are JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, Frontier Texas!, Log Cabin Village, Heritage Village (Old City Park), Conner Prairie, Living History Farms and Heritage Village Museum. Broad incumbents are Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is listed as a regional player.

Does JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT have an API?

No public API is recorded for JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT.

What industry is JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT in?

JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT's product category is Heritage Museum and Cultural Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAJACAC, Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites, with a secondary code of THAJADAG, Archaeological Sites & Heritage Interpretation Centers. Its NAICS code is 71212 and its SIC code is 7900.