Details for Old House of Dr. Wm. M. Ross
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5401011053
Data
Marker Number | 11053 |
Atlas Number | 5401011053 |
Marker Title | Old House of Dr. Wm. M. Ross |
Index Entry | Ross, William M. |
Address | |
City | |
County | Rusk |
UTM Zone | |
UTM Easting | |
UTM Northing | |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1962 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Home built in 1845 for the first sheriff of Rusk County, member of Texas Legislature, surveyor and later Confederate soldier, Dr. William Ross. Constructed of hand-planed wood, had no window glass until 1850. Most furniture came from a Mt. Enterprise factory. Family had brought melodeon from Tennessee, 1837. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964 |