Details for The Isgrig House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5083002657
Data
Marker Number | 2657 |
Atlas Number | 5083002657 |
Marker Title | The Isgrig House |
Index Entry | Isgrig House, The |
Address | 436 Smith Street |
City | Columbus |
County | Colorado |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 737939 |
UTM Northing | 3289539 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; African American topics; design and construction |
Marker Year | 1973 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 436 Smith Street. RTHL medallion reported missing Jun. 2017. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | Missing |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Late Victorian house with art glass windows, shingled gables, ornate gingerbread trim. Large rooms have 12-foot ceilings. Built in 1898 of clear lumber, hand-picked by the owner, John H. Luck, assisted by Jeff Tanner, a highly respected Negro builder working out of lumber yard of S. K. Seymour. B. F. Isgrig bought the property in 1916; descendants, including a son, Nathan Powderly Isgrig, have since occupied and preserved it. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1973 |