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

Crocheron-McDowall House

Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022

1. Crocheron-McDowall House Marker

Inscription. New York native Henry Crocheron (1806-1873) and his wife Mary Ann Tipple (1816-1888) built this Greek Revival house about 1857. A prominent businessman with interests in lumbering, land, and cotton. Crocheron was one of Bastrop's earliest leaders in civic affairs and local government. Here the Crocherons raised, a niece, Mary Ann "Mollie" Nicholson McDowall, who married, went abroad, and returned here after the death of her husband William McDowall, and inherited the home in 1888. She later ran a music school here before moving to Houston, where she was a successful clubwoman. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962

Erected 1962 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9174.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 30° 6.963′ N, 97° 19.36′ W. Marker is in Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is on Wilson Street 0.1 miles south of Cedar Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the front entrance to the house.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1506 Wilson Street, Bastrop TX 78602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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: Julia Dickinson Allen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Allen-Fowler House (about 400 feet away); H. P. Luckett House (about 600 feet away); Site of Bastrop Military Institute (about 600 feet away); White-Turner House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brooks-Wilbarger House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bastrop Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Bastrop Academy Bell (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bastrop.

The Crocheron-McDowall House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022

2. The Crocheron-McDowall House and Marker

The view of the Crocheron-McDowall House and Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022

3. The view of the Crocheron-McDowall House and Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.