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

Flowers House

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 27, 2023

1. Flowers House Marker

Inscription. This was the home of local cotton gin operator Felix A. Flowers (1870-1950) and his wife Lucinda Mixson Flowers (1875-1949), a local social and civic leader. The house was designed by Missouri-born Roy E. Lane (1884-1956), a prominent central Texas architect who designed many structures in Waco between 1907 and 1936. Completed in 1910, the house reflects craftsman influences evident in much of Lane's work and is a reminder of the economic prosperity that cotton brought to the area in the early 20th century. The house remained in the Flowers family until it was sold in 1957.

Erected 1998 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12121.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 31° 17.849′ N, 97° 15.455′ W. Marker is in Eddy, Texas, in McLennan County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Temple Street on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 3rd Street, Eddy TX 76524, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eddy Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roy Bedichek

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Bruceville Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Site of Bruceville Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Martin Irons (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lorena Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Flowers House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 27, 2023

2. Flowers House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.