| Marker Number |
16993 |
| Atlas Number |
5507016993 |
| Marker Title |
Avery and Mary Turner House |
| Index Entry |
Turner, Avery and Mary, House |
| Address |
1706 S. Polk St. |
| City |
Amarillo |
| County |
Potter |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
|
| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; women |
| Marker Year |
2011 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
1/2 Block north of Interstate 40, West side of Polk St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
RTHL Medallion and plaque |
| Marker Text |
Avery and Mary (Ten Eyck) Turner moved here in 1902. Avery was an executive for the Santa Fe Railroad, his employer for 58 years. Mary helped organize the local American Red Cross chapter and was active with the Salvation Army and other groups. In 1910, the Turners built this home modeled after Mary’s parents’ home in New Jersey. The house stayed in the family until Mary’s death in 1951. One of Amarillo’s very few Dutch colonial revival homes, this two-story side gable brick house has a full-width porch with massive Tuscan columns and a large shed roof dormer. An original brick carriage house later became a guest cottage. |
