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

Doak Home

Photographed by Keith Peterson, June 28, 2007

1. Doak Home Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1860s. Ranch style forerunner. Since 1878 in the family of A. V. Doak, Taylor’s first doctor, organizer of mule-drawn streetcar line, civic leader. Son, Dr. Edmond Doak, b. 1878, has spent lifetime in this house. Grandson is Dr. E. K. Doak of Houston. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1965

Erected 1965 by the Texas Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9047.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 30° 34.378′ N, 97° 25.001′ W. Marker is in Taylor, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on West 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 W 7th St, Taylor TX 76574, 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 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: Tucker-Smith House (within shouting distance of this marker); St. James Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wedemeyer Hospital Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Taylor Public Schools (approx. ¼ mile away); The Tenth Street United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); First Christian Church of Taylor

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Taylor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Daniel James (Dan'l) Moody (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylor.

Also see . . . Doak Home. Williamson County Texas History website entry (Submitted on September 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Keith Peterson, June 28, 2007

2. Doak Home

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,265 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.