Details for The Cradle
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167008240
Data
| Marker Number | 8240 |
| Atlas Number | 5167008240 |
| Marker Title | The Cradle |
| Index Entry | Cradle, The |
| Address | 2902 Avenue O 1/2 |
| City | Galveston |
| County | Galveston |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 325465 |
| UTM Northing | 3241606 |
| Subject Codes | Victorian (architectural term); women's clubs |
| Marker Year | 1962 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 29th and O 1/2 Street, Galveston |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a society for historical preservation. This Victorian structure was then library of "The Oaks," family home of the founders, who were descendants of William H. Jack, a soldier in 1836 Texas victory at San Jacinto and an official of the Republic. First president (1891-1908) of D. R. T. was widow of last Texas president, Anson Jones. |