residences; design and construction; medical topics; pioneers
Marker Year
1964
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
Fernland Historical Park, N side Clepper Drive between Bessie Price Owen Drive and Racetrack Lane. AKA Arnold-Simonton House.
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
RTHL medallion and plate
Marker Text
With classic porch. Oldest house in Montgomery, built 1845 by settler from Connecticut, Dr. E. J. Arnold. Earlier home, log cabin built on this lot in 1835, continued in use as doctor's office. For several generations home of Simonton family, descendants of the builder. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964