San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Goforth-Harris House

Photographed By James Hulse, May 24, 2022

1. Goforth-Harris House Marker

Inscription. T.J. Goforth, who founded a town with his name in Hays County, built this house c. 1905. Eight years later, he sold the house to Thomas Green Harris, first president of Texas State University and later president of San Marcos Baptist Academy. Harris was a mathematics teacher and administrator for more than forty years in Georgia and Texas. The house has been a single-family residence, apartments and a sorority house. The Goforth-Harris house shows characteristic Victorian era features. A curved double gallery fills the space between the main block and the ell. Distinctive details include projecting bays, brick chimneys, turned posts, fish scale shingles, pendants, and jigsawn brackets in the gable ends. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2008

Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14892.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 29° 53.107′ N, 97° 56.663′ W. Marker is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. Marker is at the intersection of North Comanche Street and Pat Garrison Street, on the left when traveling north on North Comanche Street. The marker is located on the left side of the front door

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to the house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 North Comanche Street, San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First United Methodist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Matthew Cape House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Founding of the First Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); 100 West Hopkins (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Newton Gang (approx. 0.2 miles away); 107 E Hopkins Street (approx. ¼ mile away); 131 North Guadalupe (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.

The front of the Goforth-Harris House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, May 24, 2022

2. The front of the Goforth-Harris House and Marker

The view of the Goforth-Harris House from across the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, May 24, 2022

3. The view of the Goforth-Harris House from across the street

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.