Details for Major John Dean House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5423007718
Data
| Marker Number | 7718 |
| Atlas Number | 5423007718 |
| Marker Title | Major John Dean House |
| Index Entry | Dean, Major John, House |
| Address | |
| City | Tyler |
| County | Smith |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 273236 |
| UTM Northing | 3577435 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | take SH 31 west about 5 mi. to Spur 364, go south about .5 mi. to CR 1134, go west 1 mi. to CR 1141, go south on CR 1141 .6 mi. to house on west side of road |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | On land bought Jan. 22, 1863, by Frances Clarenda Rice Dean (1836-76) with Confederate pay sent home from Civil War post by husband, Major John Dean (1831-1902). Using Louisiana heart pine lumber that he himself milled and seasoned, Dean had house built in 1872. An ex-slave, Jesse Duckinfield, made and burned brick of farm clay. Finest in the community when finished, the house remains in builder's family a century later. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972 |