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

Lightfoot - Coleman House

1. Lightfoot - Coleman House Marker

Inscription.
Alabama native Henry William Lightfoot, a Confederate veteran of Forrest's Cavalry, came to Paris in 1872 as a law partner of Sam Bell Maxey. Two years later, he married Maxey's adopted daughter, Dora Rowel Maxey, and soon the young couple had this house built across the street from the Maxey home. Built of lumber hauled from Jefferson, its outstanding architectural feature is a double gallery decorated with Eastlake-style millwork. Lightfoot served as a state senator and as chief justice of the 5th Court of Civil Appeals. He died while traveling in Alaska in 1901, and his heirs later sold the house to the Rodgers Coleman family, early preservationists who oversaw restorations of the house in the 1950s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Erected 1965 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12012.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.

Location. 33° 39.265′ N, 95° 33.28′ W. Marker is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. It is on South Church Street near East Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 746 South Church Street, Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

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: Judge Wm. Henry Lightfoot House (a few steps from this marker); Home of Sam Bell Maxey (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Holy Cross, Episcopal (approx. ¼ mile away); In Memory of David Crockett (approx. 0.3 miles away); Central Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Paris Cotton Compress (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gibraltar Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Paris (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

2. Lightfoot - Coleman House Marker

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3. Lightfoot - Coleman House

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,335 times since then and 211 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2019. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.