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

Inscription.

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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

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in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 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. 2.4 miles away); Grand Prairie State Bank (approx. 2½ miles away); Dr. H.V. Copeland Home (approx. 2.6 miles away); Antioch Life Park Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Old Southland Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Prairie.

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 1,074 times since then and 71 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.