Details for Magnolia
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5339007885
Data
| Marker Number | 7885 |
| Atlas Number | 5339007885 |
| Marker Title | Magnolia |
| Index Entry | Magnolia |
| Address | 801 College St |
| City | Montgomery |
| County | Montgomery |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 240711 |
| UTM Northing | 3365145 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1854 for Peter J. Willis and wife, Caroline Womack; named for their daughter, first child born here (later Mrs. Geo. Sealy, Galveston; Magnolia Petroleum Company was also named for her). Ilai and Melissa Davis bought house furnished in 1868. Occupied continuously by their descendants who have preserved much of the original furniture brought here by boat and wagon from New York. Anna D. Weisinger, present owner, was only other child born here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |