Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Jordan-Bowles House
Photographed By J Frye, March 26, 2020
1. Jordan-Bowles House Marker
Built about 1860 of hand-hewn logs from bottomland of Trinity River. The builder, David Jordan (1808-79), came to Texas about 1859, moving his household by wagon from Tennessee. A farmer, he also kept a store and a stage stand on the Dallas-Fort Worth Road. At that time Indian raids were frequent, and the outlaw gang of Sam Bass was suspected of committing an 1870 hold-up here. In 1886 Victor Bowles bought property, which remained in his family for 65 years. Miss Minnie Bowles remodeled house in 1948 and in 1951 donated it to city. Now museum and meeting place.
Erected 1972 by Texas Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6748.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 32° 45.395′ N, 96° 57.793′ W. Marker is in Grand Prairie, Texas, in Dallas County. Marker is on NE 28th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 705 NE 28th Street, Grand Prairie TX 75050, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hensley Field (approx. 0.8 miles away); Avion Village (approx. 2.3 miles away); Uptown Theatre (approx.
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More about this marker. The marker is located in the front of the house just inside the iron fence that surrounds the house, which sits at the top of the hill in Bowles Park.
Also see . . . Jordan-Bowles Ranch History. (Submitted on April 4, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas.)
Photographed By J Frye, March 26, 2020
2. Jordan-Bowles House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
