Details for Omar L. Fletcher Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5027001919
Data
Marker Number | 1919 |
Atlas Number | 5027001919 |
Marker Title | Omar L. Fletcher Home |
Index Entry | Fletcher, Omar L., Home |
Address | 1314. N. 9th St. |
City | Temple |
County | Bell |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 658157 |
UTM Northing | 3443146 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; design and construction |
Marker Year | 1979 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Omar L. Fletcher (1887-1975), a native of Bell County, was an industrialist and civic leader. He and his father James Fletcher were the successors to a family business, started in 1881, which became Fletcher Enterprises, a prominent banking and industrial firm. Ernest Scrivener of San Antonio designed and constructed this house for Fletcher in 1924. The Mediterranean influences include the use of white brick, a tiled roof, and an arched entrance. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979 |