Details for Fry - Butcher House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5139007064
Data
| Marker Number | 7064 |
| Atlas Number | 5139007064 |
| Marker Title | Fry - Butcher House |
| Index Entry | Fry - Butcher House |
| Address | 501 FM 2377 |
| City | Red Oak |
| County | Ellis |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 707844 |
| UTM Northing | 3598502 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Queen Anne (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Sam and Sarah Jane "Jennie" Fry purchased 150 arces here in 1882. Aided by noted local carpenter Lewis Butcher, the Frys built this farmhouse in 1883. The house is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne architectural style and features a gable roof, turned-wood porch posts, and jig-sawn brackets and porch friezes. The property eventually passed to George A. Butcher, Jennie's son from a previous marriage, and remained in the family until 1986. |