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

Belton House

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 10, 2025

1. Belton House Marker

Inscription.
A large building erected here 1850, by Mrs. Sarah Lawler (1807-1890). In this structure, little more than a shed, Mrs. Lawler boarded workmen who were surveying and building Nolanville (later renamed Belton), county seat of newly-created Bell County.

Tents, brush arbors, log cabins, and clapboard shanties dotted the landscape; and people moved in before the town was entirely laid out. Mrs. Lawler, born in Tennessee, came to Texas 1837 with husband Eli and their four children. After his death, 1838, she took in boarders, helping to pioneer county development.

Erected 1968 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4774.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 31° 3.296′ N, 97° 27.699′ W. Marker is in Belton, Texas, in Bell County. It is on Water Street east of South Penelope Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 Water St, Belton TX 76513, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of the Central Manufacturing Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); Cochran, Blair and Potts Department Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a

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direct line); Keifer Marshall, Jr. (about 400 feet away); Patriot Way Brick Walk (about 400 feet away); Patriot Way Brick Walk Project (about 500 feet away); Belton Farmers Co-op Gin (about 500 feet away); Captain Henry T. Waskow (about 600 feet away); Bell County Courthouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belton.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 10, 2025

2. Belton House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.