Marker Number |
1304 |
Atlas Number |
5193001304 |
Marker Title |
Durham Ranch House |
Index Entry |
Durham Ranch House |
Address |
|
City |
Hamilton |
County |
Hamilton |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
591270 |
UTM Northing |
3513084 |
Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year |
1962 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
from Hamilton, take 281 north 1/2 mile from Town Square, go east on FM 2905 5.9 miles, go south on CR 9/10 mile to house on east side of road with stone gate entrance |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text |
-- from application - Built 1873 by John Jefferson Durham; 2-story rock, colonial residence. J. J. Durham was first to teach school in Hamilton. Owned several thousand acres of land, fought in Civil War, was an early merchant of general merchandise, a builder, and a man of great influence in the area. |