Marker Number |
10300 |
Atlas Number |
5209010300 |
Marker Title |
The Marshall-Chapman Home |
Index Entry |
Marshall-Chapman Home, The |
Address |
500 Mercer St. |
City |
Dripping Springs |
County |
Hays |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
587355 |
UTM Northing |
3340449 |
Subject Codes |
post office; houses, residential buildings; pioneers |
Marker Year |
1976 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
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Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
16" x 12" |
Marker Text |
Burrell J. Marshall (1826-1872) built this residence in 1871 by adding rooms of native limestone to an existing frame structure. He used his home briefly as a post office while he was postmaster. When Marshall died in 1872, his widow Martha (1835-1924) married Wm. Thomas Chapman (1835-1917), who also became postmaster and a trustee of the Dripping Springs Academy. Marshall and Chapman family members owned the house until 1942, when John and Clara Wilson bought it. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976 |