Details for Frank Bell House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5423007704
Data
| Marker Number | 7704 |
| Atlas Number | 5423007704 |
| Marker Title | Frank Bell House |
| Index Entry | Bell, Frank |
| Address | |
| City | Tyler |
| County | Smith |
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| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Frank and Sarah (Swann) Bell, descendants of 1850s East Texas pioneers, built this classical revival house in Tyler in 1900. Bell owned and operated a store and a farm. The couple had eight children. One son, Frank M. Bell, served 1942-66 as postmaster of Tyler. Banker-civic leader Henry Marsh Bell, another son, inherited the house. It remained in his family until 1960. Threatened with destruction, it was moved here in 1974 and restored. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978 Incise on base: Restored by the R. Randall Cape Family |