Details for The A. B. Pierce Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5321005283
Data
| Marker Number | 5283 |
| Atlas Number | 5321005283 |
| Marker Title | The A. B. Pierce Home |
| Index Entry | Pierce, A. B., Home |
| Address | |
| City | |
| County | Matagorda |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 770720 |
| UTM Northing | 3196623 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | corner of 8th and Avenue C; Blessing |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1909 for A.B. Pierce, who with father cofounded town of blessing in 1902. Pierce was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He and wife, Adelaide, had four sons. Home was gathering place for area civic leaders. The Rt. Rev. C.S. Quin, Episcopal Bishop, Diocese of Texas, often visited here. Mrs. Pierce was co-organizer and first president, Matagorda county federation of women's clubs -- founded in this home, 1916. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968 |