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

Beall - Ross Home

Photographed by James Hulse, March 17, 2025

1. Beall - Ross Home Marker

Inscription.
This board-and-batten, five-room, dog-trot house, built in 1884, has been restored to its appearance in 1900. It was built at Church Hill by Robert Augustus Beall and wife, Ida Jane Peek Beall. Four of their seven children were born in this house, including two of the three brothers who started the Beall Department Stores. The Bealls sold the house in 1899 and moved to Hunt County where Robert Augustus died the following year. His wife and children returned to Henderson where Archie, Willie and Robbie Beall opened their first store in 1923.

Dr. Jesse Ellick Ross & wife, Mary Elizabeth Strong Ross, purchased this house from the Bealls in 1902, they sold it to his brother, James Manning Ross, who occupied it with his wife, Nettie Emily Brooks Ross, and their five children. Their son Monnie Manning Ross, acquired the house in 1913 he and his wife, Maud Findley Ross, reared eight children in this house where seven of them were born. Monnie Manning Ross vacated the house in 1989 after residing there for eighty-seven years.

Erected by Rusk County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed

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in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 32° 9.534′ N, 94° 47.786′ W. Marker is in Henderson, Texas, in Rusk County. It is at the intersection of North High Street and Waskom St on North High Street. The marker is located on the grounds of the Depot Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 514 N High Street, Henderson TX 75652, 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 walking distance of this marker: East Texas Musical Convention (within shouting distance of this marker); Cotton Gin (within shouting distance of this marker); Mattie Trammell Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this

The front of the Beall - Ross Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 17, 2025

2. The front of the Beall - Ross Home and Marker

marker); The Henderson Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); M. Kangerga House (about 300 feet away); T.J. Walling Log Cabin (about 400 feet away); The Railroad in Rusk County (about 400 feet away); Arnold Outhouse (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henderson.

Beall - Ross Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

3. Beall - Ross Home

Kitchen and Dinning Room of Beall - Ross Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 17, 2025

4. Kitchen and Dinning Room of Beall - Ross Home

Front room of the Beall - Ross Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 17, 2025

5. Front room of the Beall - Ross Home

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.