Cresson in Hood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bruce-Davis House

Photographed by J Frye, November 5, 2021

1. Bruce-Davis House Marker

Inscription. Alabama-born Madison Jones, who donated land in Cresson for a school and a Methodist church, had this neighborhood platted in 1889. He sold this lot to Richard Bruce (1849-1895), a stock raiser from a pioneer Johnson County family. Bruce built this modest frame house and embellished the structure with decorative porch trim. The interior has beaded walls and ceilings. After Bruce's death, his widow Mary (Wood) (1852-1924) married James F. Davis (1846-1928). They continued to occupy the residence, which has been enlarged three times.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 541.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 32° 31.772′ N, 97° 36.96′ W. Marker is in Cresson, Texas, in Hood County. It is at the intersection of South Broadway Street and Mifflin on South Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cresson TX 76035, 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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cresson School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dennis Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Goforth Graves (approx. 3.3 miles away); Goforth Cemetery

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(approx. 5.6 miles away); Three Miles South to the Grave of Elizabeth Crockett (approx. 6.4 miles away); Godley School (approx. 7.2 miles away); Acton Public Square (approx. 7.2 miles away); Acton Methodist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cresson.

Photographed by J Frye, November 5, 2021

2. Bruce-Davis House Marker

Photographed by J Frye, November 5, 2021

3. Bruce-Davis House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 16, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.