Details for Pleasant Grove
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5277008231
Data
Marker Number | 8231 |
Atlas Number | 5277008231 |
Marker Title | Pleasant Grove |
Index Entry | Pleasant Grove |
Address | |
City | Howland |
County | Lamar |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 256950 |
UTM Northing | 3177944 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | FM 1184 abvout 1.5 mi. east of Howland |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Built 1857 by settler from Kentucky, Jas. Shelby (Sheb) Williams, and wife Mary. Lumber was dressed on site. Sills and studs, hand-hewn of heart oak, where joined with bois d'arc pegs. Porch steps and heath are of native stone, quarried nearby Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |