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 |
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| 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 |