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Corsicana in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Lemon-Edens House

 
 
Lemon-Edens House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 15, 2012
1. Lemon-Edens House Marker
Inscription. Corsicana resident A. L. Lemon built this home in 1895 of Louisiana cypress. In 1902 it was sold to John Wesley Edens. The owner of 2400 acres of local farm and ranch land, Edens had served the area as deputy sheriff, tax collector, and city councilman. The late Victorian style house, which features some Eastlake and Queen Anne detailing, remained in the Edens family for more than forty years.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
 
Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7225.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
 
Location. 32° 5.552′ N, 96° 28.36′ W. Marker is in Corsicana, Texas, in Navarro County. Marker is on West Third Avenue near North 16th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 745 West Third Avenue, Corsicana TX 75110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tatum Home (within shouting distance of this marker); First Methodist Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stephen Augustus Pace (about 800 feet away); Fire Station No. 2 (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Roger Q. Mills (approx. ¼ mile
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away); Former Homesite of Joseph S. Cullinan (approx. ¼ mile away); Frank Neal Drane (approx. ¼ mile away); Alva Everett Taylor (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corsicana.
 
Lemon-Edens House and Marker, 745 West Third Avenue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 15, 2012
2. Lemon-Edens House and Marker, 745 West Third Avenue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

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