Farmersville in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bain-Honaker House

Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, December 18, 2020

1. Bain-Honaker House Marker

Inscription.

Anna Melissa Hicks Bain (1834-1906), widow of John Alexander Bain, built this house in 1865 on 6.75 acres of land east of town square in Farmersville. She reared five daughters here: Mary Clorinda, Martha, Catherine, Christina and Margaret. An astute business-woman Anna Bain divided her property into lots, built commercial buildings and sold some property to the Red River Railroad Company. She also provided room and board for teachers and students from nearby private schools. The Farmersville culture club was founded here.

In 1902, three peaked gables and a narrow porch were replaced by an asymmetrical facade and new porch, and the northeast bedrooms were extended.

Anna Bain’s daughters Mary and Catherine (Cassie) married brothers, Henry Honaker and Andrew Honaker. Martha married William S. Aston. Cassie Bain Honaker lived here while her husband was in medical school, where he died. She later married James E. Jones and lived here until her death in 1928. Five generations of the Bain-Honaker family lived in this house.

Honaker family descendants donated the house to Farmersville Historical Society in 1989.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996

Erected 1996

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by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15562.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 33° 9.816′ N, 96° 21.549′ W. Marker is in Farmersville, Texas, in Collin County. It is on College Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 College Street, Farmersville TX 75442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and 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 walking distance of this marker: Farmersville Masonic Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom Plaza (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Audie L. Murphy

Bain-Honaker House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, December 18, 2020

2. Bain-Honaker House and Marker

(about 600 feet away); Audie Murphy’s Homecoming (about 600 feet away); First Methodist Church of Farmersville (about 700 feet away); Honaker-Holsonbake House (about 700 feet away); First Baptist Church of Farmersville (about 800 feet away); First National Bank of Farmersville (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmersville.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,175 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.