Details for Winniford House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006925
Data
| Marker Number | 6925 |
| Atlas Number | 5113006925 |
| Marker Title | Winniford House |
| Index Entry | Winniford House |
| Address | 1921 Nokomis Rd. |
| City | Lancaster |
| County | Dallas |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 709753 |
| UTM Northing | 3610860 |
| Subject Codes | farms; Four Square (Architectural style); houses, residential buildings; design and construction; Praire School (Archictectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | just south of Lancaster city limits |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Kentucky native William Johnson Winniford (1827 - 1915) came to Texas as a Peters Colonist in 1845. A participant in California's Gold Rush, he returned and homesteaded 320 acres here in 1853. He married Sarah Allen Lewis in 1865. Their son, John L. (1870 - 1946) and his wife Emma L. Batchler (1875 - 1973), built this house in 1913, reared 4 children and raised corn, cattle, and cotton. Designed by John's brother, Andrew, the prairie school style house features a foursquare plan with large hipped roof, dormers, and distinctive multi-light windows. The house and farm complex remain in the Winniford family. RTHL 0 1994 Restored by Winniford Morton and Harry Lewis in 1978 |