Details for Oldest Home in Jacksonville
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006619
Data
Marker Number | 6619 |
Atlas Number | 5073006619 |
Marker Title | Oldest Home in Jacksonville |
Index Entry | Jacksonville, Oldest Home in |
Address | 428 South Patton St. |
City | Jacksonville |
County | Cherokee |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 285072 |
UTM Northing | 3538356 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1965 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 428 South Patton St. in Jacksonville |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Begun in Texas colonial style, 1857. W. A. Brown (1841-1933), veteran of Gen. N. B. Forrest's Confederate Cavalry, built main structure, 1874. Victorian additions 1890s. Lumber, hand-sawn heart pine, cut nearby. Square nails. Brick of local iron-ore clay. Fine walnut staircase, craftsman lived with the family. Reared here was J. L. "Lem" Brown, merchant, author of "Larissa," a history of this area. |