Details for F. L. Whaley House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5183010005
Data
Marker Number | 10005 |
Atlas Number | 5183010005 |
Marker Title | F. L. Whaley House |
Index Entry | Whaley, Franklin L., House |
Address | 101 E. Whaley St. |
City | Longview |
County | Gregg |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 336651 |
UTM Northing | 3596898 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1964 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Constructed in 1871 for hardware merchant Franklin L. Whaley and his wife Mary Caroline Rogers, this was one of the earliest homes built in Longview. Five generations of the Whaley family have lived here. Built in a central hall configuration with lumber cut on the site, the structure features gabled pavilions, three dormers above the front porch, fine milled wood details, and elaborate jigsawn balustrade and piers. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964 |