Marker Number |
10179 |
Atlas Number |
5203010179 |
Marker Title |
John Barry Henderson Home |
Index Entry |
Henderson, John Barry |
Address |
|
City |
Marshall |
County |
Harrison |
UTM Zone |
15 |
UTM Easting |
374631 |
UTM Northing |
3609625 |
Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; design and construction |
Marker Year |
1965 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
about 5 miles N of Marshall on US 59 |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text |
Rear wing built before 1861. Way station on route of Shreveport-to-Daingerfield stage. Main part built 1868-1871 by Henderson, who during Civil War had furnished beef to the Confederate Army. Thick ground floor walls are of hand-cut local iron-ore rock (only 19th century native stone home in county). Frame second story has narrow cantilevered porch with ornamental railing. Still in family of Henderson. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1963 |