Sherman in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Captain N.A. Birge House
Photographed by James Hulse, December 27, 2024
1. Captain N.A. Birge House Marker
Following his service as a captain in the Confederate Army, Birge became a leading businessman in Jefferson. The owner of a livery stable and numerous city lots, he was an active civic leader involved in such endeavors as a railroad company and a navigation company.
The Birge family moved to Grayson County in 1874, settling first on a farm north of Sherman. N.A. Birge soon became a prominent local businessman and industrialist, operating a large cotton brokerage firm and other cotton related businesses.
This home was built for Birge in 1896, shortly after the great Sherman tornado destroyed an 1877 structure on the same site. Exhibiting both Queen Anne and classical Revival style influences, the house features flamboyant classical Revival touches in its gables with garlands, giant order Roman ionic columns, pedimented (segmental arch) windows, and smaller columns that are half-Doric and half-turned. The home remained in the Birge family until 1969.
2nd Plaque
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places 1966
Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7342.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 33° 38.692′ N, 96° 37.063′ W. Marker is in Sherman, Texas, in Grayson County. It is at the intersection of West Birge Street and North Wood Street, on the right when traveling west on West Birge Street. The marker is located at the front of the house by the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 727 West Birge Street,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Lyon House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sherman Little Theater (approx. 0.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Sherman, Texas (approx. half a mile away); Kidd-Key College and Music Conservatory (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trinity United Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wilson N. Jones (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Old Sherman Opera House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.
Photographed by James Hulse, December 27, 2024
2. The view of the front entrance to the Captain N.A. Birge House with Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, December 27, 2024
3. The side view of the Captain N.A. Birge House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
