Details for Towle House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507016902
Data
| Marker Number | 16902 |
| Atlas Number | 5507016902 |
| Marker Title | Towle House |
| Index Entry | Towle House |
| Address | 2911 Ave. U |
| City | Snyder |
| County | Scurry |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 319906 |
| UTM Northing | 3621019 |
| Subject Codes | colonial revival, craftsman, |
| Marker Year | 2011 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | NW corner of 30th & Ave. U |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Dr. H. G. and Mary (Ruddick) Towle married in Colorado City in 1905, moving to Snyder to open a jewelry and optical store. The Towles bought this lot in 1908 and had this two-story brick house with full basement built in 1912. The house has colonial revival and craftsman influences, featuring brick walls, porch columns and railings, full-length porch, and dormer window. The Towles added a carport (1927) and enclosed a second-story screen porch as a sun room. Dr. Towle’s civic and professional highlights include helping organize the Volunteer Fire Department in 1911, serving as mayor of Snyder from 1927-47, and president of the Texas Board of Optometry. The home remained in the Towle family until 1956. |