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

White-Turner House

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 27, 2023

1. White - Turner House Marker

An additional tablet notes that the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Inscription. John W. and Martha L. White had this late 19th-century Victorian home constructed in 1890 and lived here until 1894. Several families owned the house until 1901 when Nash Turner purchased it for his mother, Kate. Turner, an internationally recognized race horse trainer, lived here with his mother in 1920-21. The home, which features fine Eastlake gingerbread trim, remained in the Turner family until 1937.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9238.)

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

Location. 30° 6.862′ N, 97° 19.215′ W. Marker is in Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Buttonwood Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1307 Main Street, Bastrop TX 78602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North

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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: Brooks-Wilbarger House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Bastrop Military Institute (about 400 feet away); H. P. Luckett House (about 400 feet away); Bastrop Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Old Bastrop Academy Bell (about 500 feet away); First Baptist Church of Bastrop (about 700 feet away); Allen-Fowler House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Julia Dickinson Allen (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bastrop.

White - Turner House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 27, 2023

2. White - Turner House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.