Details for The Turner House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5203010222
Data
Marker Number | 10222 |
Atlas Number | 5203010222 |
Marker Title | The Turner House |
Index Entry | Turner, James |
Address | 406 S. Washington Ave. |
City | Marshall |
County | Harrison |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 371639 |
UTM Northing | 3601286 |
Subject Codes | municipal official; houses, residential buildings; law, lawyers |
Marker Year | 1979 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | George Gammon Gregg, a leading merchant, built this frame house during the early 1850s. According to family tradition, Confederate veteran James Turner (d. 1913) acquired title to the property after a poker game in 1866. Turner was a noted lawyer and served four years as mayor of Marshall. His son Robert (1868-1927) added the front porch, with its Victorian columns, in 1890. Members of the Turner family owned the residence for over 100 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979 |