Marker Number |
8962 |
Atlas Number |
5499008962 |
Marker Title |
James Stephen Hogg's Early Home |
Index Entry |
Hogg, James Stephen, Early Home |
Address |
SH 37 S |
City |
Quitman |
County |
Wood |
UTM Zone |
15 |
UTM Easting |
270273 |
UTM Northing |
3630749 |
Subject Codes |
governors; houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year |
1962 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
In Gov. Jim Hogg City Park |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text |
Built in 1860s; bought Jan. 8, 1873, by James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906), who in 1874 married Sarah Ann Stinson of Wood County. When the couple honeymooned in this cottage, young Hogg was editor-publisher of "Quitman News" and justice of the peace -- start of a brilliant career which led to governorship of Texas, 1891-1895. Local clubs bought the cottage and moved it here in 1946. It was restored in 1952 by Gov. and Mrs. Hogg's only daughter, Miss Ima. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962 |