Amarillo in Potter County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

1. Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House Marker

Inscription. Noted Amarillo architect Guy Carlander designed and Byron Singleton built this house in 1925 for early Amarillo business and civic leaders Clarence and Lorraine Eakle. The house exhibits elements of the Tudor Revival style and features an arched entry portico, eyebrow dormer, and Carlander's distinctive use of Alibates flint stone quarried near present-day Alibates National Monument. The house remained in the Eakle Family until 1992.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1994

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 902.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 35° 11.253′ N, 101° 50.547′ W. Marker is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County. It is at the intersection of South Tyler Street and West 24th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Tyler Street. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2220 South Tyler Street, Amarillo TX 79109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

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: Edward L. and Margaret Seewald Roberts House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary (Masterson) and John Fain House (about 700 feet away);

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Eakle-Archer House (approx. ¼ mile away); Melissa Dora Oliver-Eakle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Russell Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ordway Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Amarillo Globe Dream House (approx. half a mile away); Herring-Crudgington House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amarillo.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

2. Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House Marker

Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

3. Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.