Details for Joe A. and Bertha Harper House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507017584

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Marker Number 17584
Atlas Number 5507017584
Marker Title Joe A. and Bertha Harper House
Index Entry Harper, Joe A. and Bertha, House
Address 811 N. Live Oak
City Rockport
County Aransas
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes Residence
Marker Year 2013
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28" with post
Marker Text Built around 1910, this two-story frame Colonial Revival was used as a boarding house for shipyard employees. The home was also used for shelter for 50 refugees during the 1919 hurricane that devastated the coast. In 1920, county judge Joe A. Harper (1881-1928) and his new wife, Bertha Oertling Harper (1888-1978), purchased the home. Judge Harper, a four-term County Judge, was influential in bringing the first coastal highway to the area which spurred development. After Joe’s untimely death in 1928, Bertha and her siblings lived in the home for almost 45 years while she continued her long career as a teacher for primary grades and at the First Baptist Church.

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Joe A. and Bertha Harper House
Joe A. and Bertha Harper House

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