Oak Lawn in Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Thomas L. Bradford

Photographed by Kayla Harper, April 25, 2020

1. Thomas L. Bradford Marker

Inscription.

Thomas L. Bradford, who built this home by 1907, was a mayor, capitalist and philanthropist. Born in Louisiana in 1869, he moved to Dallas in the 1890s and became an entrepreneur before working in Southwestern Life Insurance company's finance department, guiding the company's impressive growth and becoming chairman of the board in 1930. In 1929, Bradford donated funds for a newborn baby center, which merged with three other hospitals in 1948 to form Children's Medical Center of Dallas, part of which became Bradford Memorial Hospital. In 1931, the Dallas City Council appointed him mayor. Bradford died the next year, ending a life of public service and commercial success in Dallas.

Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13600.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 32° 47.833′ N, 96° 48.409′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Oak Lawn. It is on Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2905 Maple Avenue, Dallas TX 75201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: Maple Avenue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ahab Bowen Home

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Pike Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); The McNab Grocery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Anshe Sphard Synagogue (approx. half a mile away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Turtle Creek Pump Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colonel C.C. Slaughter (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, April 25, 2020

2. Thomas L. Bradford Marker

Photographed by Kayla Harper, April 25, 2020

3. Thomas L. Bradford Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.