Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Callaway House
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019
1. Callaway House Marker
Inscription.
Callaway House. . Wood County natives Lorenzo Dow Callaway (1869-1918) and Elizabeth Williams (1874-1949) married in 1892 and had five children. Lorenzo joined his father, James Anderson Callaway, in his mercantile business, and had other varied interests including ranching and milling. He also served as a school trustee, city alderman and mayor. Soon after they married, the Callaways built this home. The one-story Queen Anne-style T-plan residence features shingles and detailing in the gables, partial porches, and decorative spindlework and railings. Lorenzo died in 1918 in the flu epidemic. Elizabeth served for many years as manager of lunchroom operations for Mineola schools. The house remained in the Callaway family until 1984.,
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark , Marker is property of the State of Texas
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Wood County natives Lorenzo Dow Callaway (1869-1918) and Elizabeth Williams (1874-1949) married in 1892 and had five children. Lorenzo joined his father, James Anderson Callaway, in his mercantile business, and had other varied interests including ranching and milling. He also served as a school trustee, city alderman and mayor. Soon after they married, the Callaways built this home. The one-story Queen Anne-style T-plan residence features shingles and detailing in the gables, partial porches, and decorative spindlework and railings. Lorenzo died in 1918 in the flu epidemic. Elizabeth served for many years as manager of lunchroom operations for Mineola schools. The house remained in the Callaway family until 1984.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16887.)
Location. 32° 40.076′ N, 95° 29.532′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It is at the intersection of North Sycamore Street and West Buchanan Street, on the right when traveling north on North Sycamore Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 North Sycamore Street, Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 664 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
