Queen City in Cass County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mathews - Powell House

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 20, 2023

1. Mathews - Powell House Marker

An additional tablet notes that the house is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Inscription. Victorian residence built 1878 by William Franklin Mathews (1840-1900) and wife Harriet India Sharp. Mathews, a Confederate veteran and farmer, moved to Queen City when it was founded (1877) and became a successful merchant. Briefly owned by various people after 1895, house was bought 1918 by Ross A. Powell (1883-1937) and wife Gussie Boyd (d. 1920). Like Mathews, Powell was a merchant. This structure is still owned and preserved by a Powell heir. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973

Erected 1973 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9827.)

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

Location. 33° 8.988′ N, 94° 8.962′ W. Marker is in Queen City, Texas, in Cass County. It is at the intersection of Miller Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Miller Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 Miller Street, Queen City TX 75572, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pine Crest Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); World War II Memorial of Atlanta, TX (approx. 2.2 miles away); Atlanta Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 2.6 miles away); Bessie Coleman (approx. 2.6 miles away); Law's Chapel (approx. 5.8 miles away); Laws Chapel Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); Old Liberty Cemetery and Site of Enon Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 6.8 miles away); Cass County (approx. 9½ miles away).

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Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 20, 2023

2. Mathews - Powell House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.