Details for Campbell "Honeymoon Home"
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5183009938
Data
Marker Number | 9938 |
Atlas Number | 5183009938 |
Marker Title | Campbell "Honeymoon Home" |
Index Entry | Campbell Honeymoon Home |
Address | 500 N. Second St. |
City | Longview |
County | Gregg |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 337100 |
UTM Northing | 3596925 |
Subject Codes | governors; women |
Marker Year | 1963 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 500 N. Second St. at Magrill St. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Thomas Mitchell Campbell (1856-1923), a native of Rusk, worked in the Gregg County clerk's office in Longview before becoming a lawyer in 1878, the same year he married Fannie Bruner. This small frame cottage served as their first home. Campbell was later a railroad executive before serving two terms as Governor of Texas, 1907-1911. The Campbell's former home was moved here from its original location (across Second Street) in 1982. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |