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By Denise Boose, May 31, 2019
Los Corralitos Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | Los Corralitos was a fortified home in Zapata County, Texas. Made from cut sandstone, mud mortar, mesquite and Montezuma cypress, its walls are 33 inches (one Spanish vara) thick. The single room has one door, no windows and six small gun ports for . . . — — Map (db m136044) HM |
| On Broadway, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m136042) HM |
| On West Broadway Street east of Avenue U, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Two markers identify this two-story brick building.)
Starting in 1944, several women’s organizations met to coordinate their community improvement efforts. In February 1945, 22 groups became charter members of the Lubbock women’s club. . . . — — Map (db m73559) HM |
| | Most first homes of ranches and settlers on the plains were half-dugouts. They were cut into embankments with the door facing southeast to catch cool breezes in summer. Roofs were made of hides, sod, thatch or, in this case, wood shingles. The roof . . . — — Map (db m136046) HM |
| On North Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 dramatically increased worldwide interest in aviation. To participate in this new and potentially significant technology, the City of Lubbock established a municipal airport about . . . — — Map (db m106284) HM |
| Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Far West Texas offered little as building material. So early homesteaders used the yucca-like sotol plant—tall, woody stalks that grew from the center of the desert plants. Two rooms of the house were built with a framework of cedar posts and . . . — — Map (db m136049) HM |
| | The Pitchfork Ranch Cookhouse began as a one-room structure. The dining area was added in two sections. Though the exterior walls are covered in modern siding, the original wood plank siding is still intact underneath. The interior walls and ceiling . . . — — Map (db m136045) HM |
| Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1883. Shows pioneer way of life -- with the basic room of field stone, for protection from blizzards. Shed rooms attached gave storage and extra room. After turn of century, and better living was possible, owner added 3 rooms, double . . . — — Map (db m135422) HM |
| Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | A commissary was used by large ranches to provide supplies for their cowboys and ranch hands. The great distance to town created a need for food and supplies to be bought in bulk. They were then distributed at headquarters and to distant line camps. . . . — — Map (db m136048) HM |
| Near West Austin Street at North Market Street. |
| | This ornate, two-story, stick Victorian residence was built in 1888 by lumberman George Washington Brown (1854-1932), who later became involved in the oil and gas business. In 1928 Harrison County farmer John Griffin Bender (1871-1938), later . . . — — Map (db m96042) HM |
| On North Vale Street north of West Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built 1872 in Victorian style, with long galleries, bay window, 4 gables. Then a hotel, it became famous when guest "Diamond Bessie" Moore was killed west of town at a picnic in 1877. Fellow guest Abe Rothchild, cited for murder, was freed after . . . — — Map (db m119835) HM |
| On North Polk Street (County Road 134) at East Clarksville Street, on the left when traveling north on North Polk Street. |
| | Capt. George Todd (1839-1913) was a Confederate veteran, ex-district attorney, former state legislator, and senior member of East Texas Bar. He built this home in 1893 for his family: wife Marion (Miller); sons Van Dyke, A. Miller, . . . — — Map (db m119560) HM |
| On East Clarksville Street west of North Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | William P. Torrans (1818-1881) built this Greek revival structure on Lafayette Street in the 1860s. It was purchased in 1877 by druggist E. W. Taylor (b. 1838), a former mayor of Jefferson, and Anna Matilda Clopton . . . — — Map (db m119841) HM |
| On Westmoreland Street at Post Hill Street, on the left when traveling west on Westmoreland Street. |
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A good example of a small, nineteenth-century jail, this structure was built in 1894 from the brown sandstone available in the nearby hills.
The ground floor of the county's third jail includes living quarters for the sheriff, while the jail . . . — — Map (db m118199) HM |
| On Laurel Street near Fisher Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built with square nails, hand-cut lumber, before 1850. Originally John Clauder's store. Has coast storm water marks half way to ceiling. U.S post office 1889 - 1964 with Amos Duffy, Postmaster 22 years, owning building. Recorded Texas . . . — — Map (db m158748) HM |
| On Wightman Street at Caney Road on Wightman Street. |
| | Built in the 1890's for owner George B. Culver. Roy Shoultz, Architect. Colonial styling, with two large galleries and cupola. House built of Louisiana Pine and Cypress. Tile for fireplace brought from England. Distinguished visitors have included . . . — — Map (db m158773) HM |
| On South Bordon Street at Betties Street, on the right when traveling north on South Bordon Street. |
| | This church was organized in 1881 under the Rev. E.R. Barcus as pastor. The congregation met at first in the Baptist Church building. Trustees Herbert J. Hudson, A.J. Pool, and H.C. Williams bought the site and supervised the construction of the . . . — — Map (db m117610) HM |
| On Austin Avenue at South 33rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Austin Avenue. |
| | Stone contractor John Tennant began this house in 1890, when Waco's cotton-based economy flourished. In 1906 Tennant sold the structure to Ripley Hanrick, a cotton broker, but it remained unfinished. With plans drawn by architect Roy Lane . . . — — Map (db m131557) HM |
| On E. San Saba Street (Farm to Market Road 2092) east of Gay Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Menard County organized in 1871, and officials built the first courthouse in 1880 and a second in 1886. In 1930, in a close election, county residents approved a new jail and courthouse. Elmer G. Withers of the Fort Worth firm Withers and . . . — — Map (db m115838) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 487 at County Road 410, on the right when traveling west on Highway 487. |
| | This church traces its history to 1872, when the Mt. Herman Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded. It was divided into the Davilla and Leachville congregations in 1893. The Leachville church was renamed Sharp in 1902, the same year this . . . — — Map (db m117611) HM |
| On U.S. 82 0.1 miles east of Derby Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1873, James Hoback (J.H.) and Margaret Day Phillips moved from Illinois to Texas by wagon train with their children. J.H. was instrumental in the early social, religious and economic development of Saint Jo. He owned and operated a general store . . . — — Map (db m128693) HM |
| On Lariat Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Dr. Albert Carroll Traweek, Sr. (1875-1959) and his wife Allie (Rainey) (1881-1963) came to Matador from Fort Worth soon after their marriage in 1897. Dr. Traweek began his medical practice, and the couple bought a small frame house. They eventually . . . — — Map (db m104686) HM |
| On North Shoreline Boulevard at Schatzell Street, on the right when traveling north on North Shoreline Boulevard. |
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A designated Texas Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the Corpus Christi Seawall has helped to protect the coastal city for more than seventy years. Periodically devastated by hurricanes, Corpus Christi began to consider a protective barrier in . . . — — Map (db m117454) HM |
| On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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Has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the
Interior — — Map (db m93472) HM |
| On Green Avenue west of North 8th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Founded in 1878, the First Presbyterian Church initially occupied a frame structure built in 1883 at Market and Polk Street. In 1912 the congregation moved to this church building which Frances Ann (Mrs. Henry Jacob) Lutcher (1841-1924) had erected . . . — — Map (db m142324) HM |
| On Sixth Street near West Green Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Eastlake detailing decorates the porches and gables of this ornate Queen Anne style residence, built in 1893-94 for William Henry (1851-1936) and Miriam (Lutcher) (1859-1936) Stark. A financial and industrial pioneer, . . . — — Map (db m118244) HM |
| On Central Avenue (State Highway 16) at Binney Street, on the left when traveling north on Central Avenue. |
| | Designed by Dallas architect Thomas J. Galbraith and completed in 1919, this house is an excellent regional example of the Prairie School style of architecture. Its strong historical associations with area ranches and with the Ranger oil boom lend . . . — — Map (db m98398) HM |
| On South Tyler Street at West 24th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Tyler Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m91539) HM |
| On South Polk Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Prominent Amarillo architect Guy A. Carlander designed this dramatic craftsman "airplane bungalow" for the Clarence M. Eakle family. Built in 1923, it features a "cockpit-like" upper floor and sweeping multiple gable roofs. Flared oriental and arts . . . — — Map (db m91569) HM |
| On South Harrison Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Edward Llewellyn (1886-1983) and Margaret Seewald (1896-2001) Roberts house was designed by Harold Walsh in 1949 under heavy input from the Roberts. A student of Georgia O’Keeffe while at Amarillo High School, Margaret went on to achieve . . . — — Map (db m149499) HM |
| On South Tyler Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built in 1910 for ranchers Will and Eula Jo Day Herring, this Classical Revival style house features a pedimented entry portico with paired colossal order columns, a wraparound porch with Ionic columns, and a Palladian bay window on its south side. . . . — — Map (db m91571) HM |
| On South Polk Street south of SW 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This two-story residence was constructed in 1914 for Kentucky native John Malcolm Shelton (1852-1923), a prominent Panhandle cattleman and businessman. Built by W.M. Rice, it was designed by Amarillo architect Joseph Champ Berry. Following . . . — — Map (db m149458) HM |
| On South Buchanan Street at SE 15th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Buchanan Street. |
| | Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1907 - Listed 1992 — — Map (db m149443) HM |
| On South Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This house and its "twin" next door were built by sisters Mary Masterson Fain and Anna Belle Masterson Kritser. Designed by Walter Whitley of Dallas, the houses were built in 1930. Mary Fain was the youngest daughter of Robert and Ann Masterson, . . . — — Map (db m149442) HM |
| On SW 6th Avenue east of South Rusk Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Prominent Amarillo architect Guy Carlander designed this structure in 1924 as part of a larger hospital complex. The Panhandle oil boom of the 1920s strained municipal and medical facilities and a public teaching hospital was built. The complex . . . — — Map (db m91705) HM |
| On South Washington Street south of 22nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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Architect Guy Carlander designed this administration building for Amarillo College. It was built in 1936-37 and later named for George Ordway, who with James Guleke obtained legislative authority to establish the school. The L-plan building . . . — — Map (db m91566) HM |
| Near South Taylor Street south of SW 5th Avenue. |
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Organized in August 1887, Potter County erected its first courthouse in 1888 in old town Amarillo. The building was constructed by Mays, Hightower, and Jackson for a cost of $191.
Over the years, three more courthouses were built as Amarillo . . . — — Map (db m91643) HM |
| On West 24th Avenue east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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The administration building and the gymnasium were the first two permanent structures built for Amarillo College. Originally known as Badger Gymnasium for the school's athletic teams, this facility was renamed to honor Dr. Natalie Russell, who . . . — — Map (db m91568) HM |
| On South Polk Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This residence, built for cattleman J.D. Shuford, was completed in 1913. Designed by the Kansas City architectural firm of Shepard, Farrar, and Wiser, the house reflects the Prairie School style with its hipped roof and wide eaves. Other prominent . . . — — Map (db m91580) HM |
| On Quitman Street at North Texas Street (Farm to Market Road 2795), on the right when traveling west on Quitman Street. |
| | The community of Emory was once called Springville, part of Wood County. In 1870, the Texas Legislature created Rains County from portions of four other counties. Named for early Texas patriot Emory Rains, the county chose Springville as its center . . . — — Map (db m139154) HM |
| On Quitman Street (Farm to Market Road 2795) at Ravine Street, on the right when traveling west on Quitman Street. |
| | Built n 1910-1912, this residence features unusual cast-concrete block construction. James Alexander Amis (1872-1939) poured and cured the blocks for his family's home. A versatile businessman, Amis operated a sawmill, lumberyard, truck farm, cattle . . . — — Map (db m139159) HM |
| On South Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This house was built in 1925 as a joint project of a real estate development firm and the local evening newspaper. The Tudor revival style red brick dwelling has a steeply pitched cross gabled roof, massive chimney, low walled terrace and . . . — — Map (db m91540) HM |
| Near Brentwood Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In the midst of the Great Depression, a group of Amarillo businessmen combined resources and purchased for donation 320 acres of Henry Clay Harding’s Ranch. Located in the upper reaches of Palo Duro Canyon, the acreage was designated as Palisades . . . — — Map (db m151161) HM |
| On South Ong Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | Terry Thompson (1879-1948) began his career as an Amarillo businessman. He wed Georgie Sneed (1879-1972), daughter of prominent cattleman Joe Sneed, in 1908. He soon established Thompson Ranch in Moore County and also succeeded in real estate . . . — — Map (db m152919) HM |
| On Madison Street at Pecan Street on Madison Street. |
| | This building was completed in 1889 as the second jail for Red River County. Architects Maj. S. B. Haggart and Marshall Sanguinet designed the structure as a companion building to the County Courthouse, which had been completed five years earlier. . . . — — Map (db m96903) HM |
| On Walnut Street at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on Walnut Street. |
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Records date from 1836.
Fifth courthouse for
county. Built 1885. Italian
Renaissance design.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
(Sub-plate)
This property has been placed on the . . . — — Map (db m96905) HM |
| On Depot Street at Victor Street, on the left when traveling south on Depot Street. |
| | Completed in 1903. 24-inch walls are made of sand and lime mix mortar. Originally used as grain and feed store. — — Map (db m12077) HM |
| On U.S. 64 0.2 miles west of County Road 481, on the right when traveling west. |
| | An oil boom here in the early 1930s prompted the formal organization of the Gaston Independent School District in 1931 to cope with the community's rapidly expanding student population. The district chose Dallas architects Emory White and Howard . . . — — Map (db m105651) HM |
| On West Wallace Street (U.S. 190) at South Live Oak Street, on the left when traveling east on West Wallace Street. |
| | In 1856, the Texas Legislature created and organized San Saba County. A two-story frame courthouse (1857-1878) and later a stone courthouse (1878-1910) on this site served the county and provided space for public gatherings. In 1910, the City of . . . — — Map (db m158121) HM |
| Near E. Murchison Avenue (U.S. 190) at N. Divide Street (U.S. 277), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Constructed in 1923-24, this courthouse replaced an earlier building on this site which burned in 1917. Designed by noted architect Henry T. Phelps of San Antonio, the 3-story Classical Revival structure features four half-round giant order Doric . . . — — Map (db m116030) HM |
| On Nacogdoches Street south of Shelbyville Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | John Joseph Emmett (J.J.E.) Gibson was born in Dublin, Ireland. Because of an illness, he was left behind with an aunt when his family immigrated to the United States about 1851. Gibson reportedly studied architecture in Dublin, and finally joined . . . — — Map (db m110998) HM |
| On East Main Street at Farm to Market Road 2493, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | On this site, the historic town well of Bullard marks the origin of the community. In 1883, the Kansas and Gulf Short Line railroad extended tracks from Tyler to Lufkin, and the town of Bullard, named for postmaster John Henry Bullard, supplanted . . . — — Map (db m100942) HM |
| Near Farm to Market Road 346 0.1 miles south of County Route 1353, on the left when traveling south. |
| | War of 1812 veteran John Dewberry came to Texas in 1835 and was listed as a resident of Tyler by 1845. A successful businessman and cotton farmer, he served on the commission to locate county boundaries and a county seat after the creation of Smith . . . — — Map (db m91520) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 69) south of West Van Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Mack “Kay” Whisenhunt purchased three lots on Main Street and commissioned this house in 1928 for his wife Mary and three children. Whisenhunt was a Lindale native who owned area cotton gins and a canning factory and served as City . . . — — Map (db m91840) HM |
| On South Chilton Avenue at West Rusk Street, on the right when traveling south on South Chilton Avenue. |
| | In 1887 Horace and Mary (Grinnan) Chilton acquired land in the Yarbrough addition and soon after started construction on a house for their family. The design, by an unknown architect, is reportedly modeled after Mary’s childhood home in Virginia. . . . — — Map (db m91799) HM |
| On West Ferguson Street at North Bois d'Arc Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Ferguson Street. |
| | Organized on April 8, 1848, with six charter members, this congregation first met in a log cabin courthouse on the town square. Led by elders W. H. Ray and W. B. Langston, services were held monthly, with members being called by the blowing of a . . . — — Map (db m91472) HM |
| Near North Broadway Avenue south of West Bow Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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Begun by Gallatin Smith, as "Bonnie Castle." Bought, 1866, by Dr. S.A. Goodman. Enlarged by his son, Major W.J. Goodman, surgeon in 13th Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Remodeled in 1920's by Mrs. Sallie Goodman LeGrand, the Major's last survivor. . . . — — Map (db m91359) HM |
| On South Fannin Avenue north of East Front Street (Texas Highway 31), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built about 1873, this was the home of John B. Douglas (1843-1893), a Civil War veteran, merchant and city official, and his wife Ketura (Kettie) Walker Douglas (1845-1912), a local church and civic leader. The area around this site was an . . . — — Map (db m91432) HM |
| On South Broadway Avenue at West Houston Street, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway Avenue. |
| | An important example of turn-of-the-century domestic architecture, the home of Thomas Brown and Mary Josephine (Spencer) Ramey was crafted of virgin cypress and southern heart pine in 1903. The architectural style of the house is typical of the . . . — — Map (db m91754) HM |
| On South Broadway Avenue at East Charnwood Street, on the right when traveling north on South Broadway Avenue. |
| | This residence was built in 1906 for prominent Tyler businessman Walter Connally. Connally’s business interests included banking, ownership of a gin equipment firm, and part ownership in a hardware company. After his death in 1918, Connally’s widow . . . — — Map (db m91798) HM |
| On Dean Road (County Route 1141) 0.5 miles south of Old Chandler Highway (County Route 1134), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On land bought Jan. 22, 1863, by Frances Clarenda Rice Dean (1836-76) with Confederate pay sent home from Civil War post by husband, Major John Dean (1831-1902). Using Louisiana heart pine lumber that he himself milled and seasoned, Dean had house . . . — — Map (db m91837) HM |
| On West Oakwood Street at North Confederate Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Oakwood Street. |
| | This structure began as a dog-trot log cabin erected before 1854 by John Lollar and later owned by pioneer doctor J.C. Moore. It was sold in 1871 to John M. Patterson (1817-94) and acquired in 1880 by his son, John P. Patterson (1847-1911). In 1882 . . . — — Map (db m91292) HM |
| On West Elm Street at South College Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Elm Street. |
| | Five Tyler Women’s clubs, the First Literary Club, Bachelor Maids, Quid Nunc, Sherwood Club and Athenian Club, collectively known as the Federated Women’s Clubs of Tyler, worked several years to form a series of libraries for this growing East Texas . . . — — Map (db m91471) HM |
| Near West Houston Street at South Vine Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built about 1880 for attorney Harrison Moores Whitaker and his wife, Mattie, daughter of Texas Supreme Court Justice Micajah H. Bonner, this is one of the few remaining high Victorian residences in Tyler. The home was purchased by Mattie's sister, . . . — — Map (db m91505) HM |
| On South Broadway Avenue at West Dobbs Street, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway Avenue. |
| | The Woman's Building Association, a branch of the Tyler Woman's Forum, was chartered in 1928 to direct the construction of this facility. When completed in 1932, it provided meeting rooms, an auditorium, and a library for the Woman's Forum and other . . . — — Map (db m91542) HM |
| Near U.S. 183 0.5 miles south of East Aberdeen Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | One of the oldest structures in Breckenridge, this ranch house was erected by Benjamin Tarver Brown (1831-1905), a Confederate Army Captain who came to Stephens County in 1866. He built this house in 1876, the year Breckenridge was founded as county . . . — — Map (db m129612) HM |
| On West Walker Street (U.S. 180) near North Court Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This ornate doorway was main entrance of the three-story red sandstone courthouse built here in 1883. Carved into these columns are the names of Architect J.E. Flanders, County Judge E.L. Walker, and three of four commissioners. The fourth was . . . — — Map (db m129673) HM |
| On W. Walker Street near N. Court Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Stephens County's first courthouse, erected in 1872, was a small pine building with desks for county officials lining the walls. In 1883, a new three-story red stone courthouse with a tower replaced the original structure.
Discovery of oil in . . . — — Map (db m129715) HM |
| Near Main Street at East 5th Street (Texas Highway 280), on the right when traveling north. |
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The first Art Deco skyscraper in Fort Worth, the Blackstone Hotel was erected in 1929 for wealthy cattleman C. A. “Gus” O'Keefe, who named it after a visit to the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The St. Louis architectural firm of . . . — — Map (db m52781) HM |
| On East Weatherford at North Grove Street, on the right when traveling east on East Weatherford. |
| | Completed in 1930, this building was constructed to serve as the headquarters of the Texas State Teachers Association. Noted Fort Worth architect Wiley G. Clarkson designed the structure, which features Renaissance Revival styling. In 1949 the . . . — — Map (db m126301) HM |
| | Developer Thomas S. Weaver had this structure built about 1905. Named "Atelier", the French word for an artist's studio, it has housed the offices of architects and contractors, a restaurant, and financial institutions, including the banking firm of . . . — — Map (db m118253) HM |
| On Winton Terrace West 0.2 miles from Wescott Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Roy A. and Gladys Westbrook House is a 2½ story Tudor Revival style home constructed in 1928. The house sits on a 1.5 acre blufftop site in the Park Hill neighborhood that overlooks the Fort Worth Zoo and Forest Park. The Park Hill . . . — — Map (db m94351) HM |
| | Constructed in 1897, this building served as retail space until it was purchased and remodeled by the Tarrant County State Bank in 1921. It became the offices of the Grapevine Sun newspaper in 1947. Displaying Classical Revival style elements, the . . . — — Map (db m147398) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This cabin of hand-hewn logs was built along a creek at the edge of the Cross Timbers near the pioneer community of Dove. It originally stood on a headright settled in 1845 by Francis Throop, a Peters colonist from Missouri. J.C.Wiley bought the . . . — — Map (db m147396) HM |
| Near N. 3rd Street at Cypress Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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This landmark building opened its doors on June 6, 1930, with a celebration attended by more than two thousand guests. Entrepreneur H.O. Wooten envisioned a hotel with accommodations matching those available in New York City, accomplishing the . . . — — Map (db m94650) HM |
| On Swenson Street at N. 18th Street, on the right when traveling south on Swenson Street. |
| | This two-story brick home was designed by Abilene architect William P. Preston for the family of William Gray and Shirley (McCollum) Swenson, and was completed ca. 1910. Swenson was a first generation Swedish-American, and he was a lifelong . . . — — Map (db m78017) HM |
| | A native of North Carolina, Abner Cook came to the newly created capital city of Austin in 1839 with a skill in design and construction that soon earned him the title of master builder. Working as architect, engineer, and contractor, Cook produced . . . — — Map (db m43478) HM |
| On W. Milton Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Hermann Becker (1857-1933) operated a successful downtown café, and he bought part of the historic Bouldin homestead in south Austin in 1891. His son H.E. Becker and son-in-law P.A. Wilde, proprietors of the Becker Lumber Company, donated three . . . — — Map (db m43692) HM |
| On Navasota Street near Catalpa Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Built by John S. Chase (1925-2012), the first licensed African American architect in the state, this building originally housed the Colored Teachers State Association of Texas. Founded in 1884, the association achieved a number of civil rights . . . — — Map (db m149471) HM |
| On Marshall Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Carrie Margaret (Graham) and Paul Conrad Crusemann had this house built in 1917 as one of the first homes in the Enfield subdivision. Mrs. Crusemann was a granddaughter of Texas Governor E.M. Pease, and served as a silent partner in the Enfield . . . — — Map (db m149745) HM |
| On Tanglewood Trail, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Gustavus Johnson, a carpenter and contractor, built this house for his daughter, Jennie, when she married John K. Donnan in 1876. Located then near the Capitol, this enlargement of an older, smaller structure combined Victorian style with a . . . — — Map (db m149736) HM |
| Near West Avenue near West 11th Street. |
| | Prussian native Joseph Fischer (1826-1889) constructed this home for his family in 1882 with the help of his son Francis. Skilled stonemasons, Joseph and Francis Fischer developed one of Austin’s leading masonry contracting businesses and worked in . . . — — Map (db m25706) HM |
| Near East 11th Street at Brazos Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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The General Land Office building, constructed in the 1850s, housed the agency responsible for administering the state’s vast landholdings. Designed by German architect and Land Office draftsman Christoph Conrad Stremme, it is the oldest surviving . . . — — Map (db m111951) HM |
| On West 9th Street near Pressler Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | German native Henry Hirshfeld (1834-1911) migrated to the United States at the age of fifteen. After working with his two uncles in Mobile, Alabama, he moved to Georgetown (28 mi. N), where he enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Following his . . . — — Map (db m25969) HM |
| On Rio Grande Street near West 18th Street when traveling north. |
| | This Victorian cottage was built in 1875 for architect Jacob Larmour (1822-1901), who came to Austin with his family in 1871. He played a major role in the design of many of the city’s commercial and residential buildings and was appointed state . . . — — Map (db m26035) HM |
| On Bonnie Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Located in Tarrytown, this mission revival style house features limestone quarried from a nearby source and red, Spanish-style clay roof tiles. Built for James Martin Walsh (1882-1944), third son of local lime manufacturer and Irish immigrant . . . — — Map (db m149738) HM |
| Near Lorrain Street. Reported missing. |
| | In 1916, the heirs of Gov. Elisha Pease established the Enfield Realty and Home Building Company and began dividing the Pease estate into what would become Austin’s Enfield neighborhood. Six years later, Belmont “Belle” Graham, a cousin . . . — — Map (db m25627) HM |
| | This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado River, the stuccoed home features a decorative window that resembles the rose window at San Jose . . . — — Map (db m99511) HM |
| On Harris Boulevard north of Windsor Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Central Texas native Malcolm Reed followed his father into business and ultimately became a leading cotton exporter. He wed Margaret “Maggie” Badger of Marble Falls in 1898, and in 1908, they moved to Austin. In 1929, they moved into . . . — — Map (db m101450) HM |
| On Rio Grande Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Austin Graded School House was dedicated on Oct. 28, 1876. The building, on this site originally set aside for educational purposes by the Republic of Texas in 1839, was one of the first in Texas built entirely from public funds. The . . . — — Map (db m149750) HM |
| | Alabama native Emerson Monroe Scarbrough (1846-1925) came to Texas following service in the Civil War and settled in Milam County, where he was a successful merchant. He opened a branch of his business, Scarbrough and Hicks, on Congress Avenue in . . . — — Map (db m25731) HM |
| On West Avenue at West 18th Street, on the right when traveling south on West Avenue. |
| | Edward Mandell House (1858-1938), heir of a wealthy Houston businessman, moved to Austin in 1885 to be at the center of state politics, his primary interest. He managed the successful campaigns of four Texas Governors and became an important figure . . . — — Map (db m25980) HM |
| | Banker John Milton Swisher (1819-1891) built this residence in 1853 in the 400 block of San Antonio St. Noted architect-builder Abner Cook designed the Greek Revival house. In the 1920s, Dr. and Mrs. Z.T. Scott found the building in deteriorated . . . — — Map (db m25681) HM |
| Near 11th Street east of Congress Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Austin became the capital of Texas Jan. 19, 1840, and
this hill was platted as Capitol Square. A modest
statehouse built here in the 1850s soon developed
structural flaws. The Constitutional Convention of
1876 set aside about 3,000,000 acres . . . — — Map (db m25667) HM |
| | Charles Klein bought house from F. Huster, 1868. Leased it to German-American Ladies College (1873-90). Texas German and English Academy (1880-81) and deeded it, 1882, to daughter, Caroline (1834-19), widow of John Wahrenberger (1812-64). Early . . . — — Map (db m25698) HM |
| | Gottlieb William Bohls (1878-1961), the oldest of Heinrich and Julie Schroeder Bohls’ ten children, was born on his family’s farm near this site. In 1906, G.W. married Bertha Timmerman (1883-1967), and five years later they purchased a 95-acre . . . — — Map (db m25629) HM |
| On Simpson Street at East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on Simpson Street. |
| | Designed by architect James A. Wetmore, this building was constructed by A. C. Stamford of Alabama, who employed workers from Alabama and from Upshur County. Construction began in June 1925 and was completed early the following year. This structure . . . — — Map (db m139418) HM |
| On Warren Street at South Trinity Street, on the right when traveling east on Warren Street. |
| | Inspired by the Prairie School of architecture and the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th century, this house was constructed in 1912 for Gilmer civic leaders Daisie Lee (Boren) and James R. Warren. In 1921, the Warrens sold the house to T. . . . — — Map (db m139420) HM |
| On Mill Street at East Greenwood Street, on the right when traveling north on Mill Street. |
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Mass was celebrated in private homes and in a wooden house at this site before construction of this native Limestone church in 1891-92. Under the direction of the oblate fathers, the mission of Del Rio became Sacred Heart parish in 1895. This . . . — — Map (db m111432) HM |
| On East Dallas Street (State Highway 64) east of South Buffalo Street (State Highway 198), on the right when traveling east. |
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Built in 1937 with Public Works Administration funds, this is the sixth building to serve as the Van Zandt County Courthouse. According to local lore, the Commissioners Court decreed that a modern courthouse should be erected in order to provide . . . — — Map (db m54055) HM |
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