Paducah in Cottle County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Gober-Barron-Williford House

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 8, 2017

1. Gober-Barron-Williford House Marker

Inscription. Late Victorian structure, has fine glass and gingerbread trim. Built 1896 and lived in by first (1892-1898) Cottle County Sheriff, Joe L. Gober. At that time, many townspeople lived in dugouts. Building materials had to be hauled from railroad towns of Childress and Quanah. (Paducah acquired railway line in 1909).

Gober sold home to W. M. Barron, who was County's third sheriff.

Since, 1941, it has been owned by the J. H. Williford family.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Erected 1962 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 2194.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 34° 0.76′ N, 100° 18.425′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Texas, in Cottle County. It is on Easley Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1314 Easley Street, Paducah TX 79248, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Gray and The Blue (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cottle County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Emmett Martin

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Garden of Memories Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Chalk (approx. 10½ miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cottle County (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 8, 2017

2. Gober-Barron-Williford House Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 8, 2017

3. Gober-Barron-Williford House Marker

Gober-Barron-Williford House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 8, 2017

4. Gober-Barron-Williford House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 30, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.