Details for Shelton-Smith House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5339007900
Data
| Marker Number | 7900 |
| Atlas Number | 5339007900 |
| Marker Title | Shelton-Smith House |
| Index Entry | Shelton-Smith House |
| Address | 811 Caroline St. |
| City | Montgomery |
| County | Montgomery |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 241895 |
| UTM Northing | 3366029 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year | 1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | A part of this house may have existed as early as 1855, when site and improvements were sold to John E. Shelton. He was a master craftsman who built other fine houses prior to 1860. Shelton built the main portion about 1858 for his friend and business partner, Thomas Wesley Smith (1829-1902), who later was a leading cigar manufacturer in this county. Smith and his heirs owned the house until 1924. A granddaughter added the dormers in a 1922 remodeling. The 1924-1970 owners were the Thomas A. Gay family. Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Whisenant now (1976) preserve it. |