Pampa in Gray County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pioneer Cottage
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012
1. Pioneer Cottage Marker
Built in 1903, one year after county was organized, by settlers Wiley Vincent and wife Katie. This small early Texas cabin has 2 rooms. In 1907, huge prairie fire missed it by only 600 yards.
The cabin was bought in 1920 by E. S. Carr, Pampa mayor, 1917-1918 and 1938-1940. He gave it as a wedding present to daughter Edna and her husband Clifford Vincent, a son of the builders.
In 1963, the Cliff Vincents gave the cabin for use as a museum to the Pampa Genealogical and Historical Society. It has been furnished with period pieces and restored to original appearance.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4027.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 35° 32.099′ N, 100° 57.621′ W. Marker is in Pampa, Texas, in Gray County. Marker is on East Atchison Avenue east of South Cuyler Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Quanah Parker Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); White Deer Land Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oil Discovery in Gray County (about 300 feet away); Vittorio Emanuel von Brunow, M. D. (about 400 feet away); 1934 Pampa Post Office Building (about 400 feet away); First National Bank in Pampa (about 500 feet away); Woody Guthrie (about 600 feet away); First Methodist Church of Pampa (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pampa.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012
2. Pioneer Cottage Marker
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012
3. Pioneer Cottage
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
