Marker Number |
9396 |
Atlas Number |
5473009396 |
Marker Title |
Liendo |
Index Entry |
Liendo |
Address |
5 mi. N on FM 1488 to Wycliff Chapel Rd. |
City |
Hempstead |
County |
Waller |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
786206 |
UTM Northing |
3333380 |
Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; women, women's history topics; plantations; artists |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
5 mi. N of Hempstead on FM 1488 to Wycliff Chapel Rd. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
Marker Text |
A plantation home built in 1853 by Leonard W. Groce. The scene for many years of lavish Southern hospitality. Purchased March 4, 1873, by Dr. Edmund Duncan Montgomery 1835-1911), world-famed philosopher, and his wife, Elisabet Ney (1833-1907), pioneer sculptress of Texas. Retained as their homestead throughout their lives. Both are buried in the grounds. |