Sweetwater in Nolan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Simmons House
Photographed By Dave W, November 5, 2022
1. Simmons House Marker
Robert Mosby Simmons (1887-1955), noted civic leader and president of the Sweetwater Cotton Oil Company for many years, originally built this house as a one-story structure in 1919. In 1934-35 he hired architect Anton Korn of Dallas to remodel it into its present two-story configuration. The Spanish Colonial Revival home features a barrel tile roof, bracketed soffits, bow window, and Classical frontispiece around the front door.
Erected 1987 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4701.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
Location. 32° 28.434′ N, 100° 23.998′ W. Marker is in Sweetwater, Texas, in Nolan County. Marker is on East Broadway Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 810 E Broadway Ave, Sweetwater TX 79556, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. R.A. Ragland House (approx. 0.2 miles away); I.M. (Mose) and Margaret Newman House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Davis House (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Baptist Church of Sweetwater (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium (approx. half a mile away); Ragland Building
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Photographed By Dave W, November 5, 2022
2. Simmons House and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
