| Marker Number |
8946 |
| Atlas Number |
5147008946 |
| Marker Title |
Wheeler House |
| Index Entry |
Wheeler House |
| Address |
|
| City |
Honey Grove |
| County |
Fannin |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
225328 |
| UTM Northing |
3719411 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
from Honey Grove take SH 56 west 3 miles |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion 16" x 12" |
| Marker Text |
First Classic Revival house in area. Has unusual stairway. Built 1852-1854, with slave labor. Fifth house on Bonham-Paris stagecoach road. Chimney stones and lumber hand-hewn. Joists were pegged rather than nailed. Sold in 1884 by Wiley Hulsey, builder, to confederate veteran Peyton wheeler and wife Martha Jane Hamil. Their descendants have erected this marker. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |
