Heritage in San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

George Henry Talmadge Home

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 8, 2023

1. George Henry Talmadge Home Marker

Inscription. A farmer from Illinois, George H. Talmadge (1840-1911) served in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1888 he moved to San Marcos with his wife Lydia (1851-1900) and their children, including an adopted daughter orphaned by the Chicago fire. Talmadge, who was also a carpenter, built this Victorian house of cypress wood in 1889. Active in church and community affairs, Talmadge family members occupied this home for 86 years.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978
2nd Plaque
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places - 1984

3rd Plaque
802 Belvin Street purchased, occupied and restored by Randall and Kathleen M. Morris - 1975 to Present

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10330.)

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

Location. 29° 52.802′ N, 97° 57.059′ W. Marker is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is in Heritage. It is at the intersection of Belvin Street and North Endicott Street, on the left when traveling west on Belvin Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 802 Belvin St, San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

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 walking distance of this marker: Robert Hixon Belvin Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Gates & Lillian Johnson Thomas House (within shouting distance of this marker); George Thomas McGehee House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); O.T. Brown Home (about 300 feet away); John F. McGehee Home (about 400 feet away); Joseph W. Earnest Home (about 400 feet away); National Register District of Belvin Street (about 400 feet away); Eliza Pitts Malone (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.

George Henry Talmadge Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 8, 2023

2. George Henry Talmadge Home and Marker

George Henry Talmadge Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 8, 2023

3. George Henry Talmadge Home

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.