Details for Kennedy-Peterson House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507018623

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Marker Number 18623
Atlas Number 5507018623
Marker Title Kennedy-Peterson House
Index Entry Kennedy-Peterson House
Address 840 Earl Garrett St.
City Kerrville
County Kerr
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 487116
UTM Northing 3324535
Subject Codes houses; design and construction; state officials; Free Classic (architectural style)
Marker Year 2017
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location NW side Earl Garrett St., between Barnett and Myrta streets
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text This home was built in 1914 for seven-term Texas State Representative and Speaker of the House Austin Milton Kennedy (1866-1914), who moved here to assist with his struggles with tuberculosis. Kennedy lived here only three months and died on July 19, 1914. Rancher and businessman Sid Peterson (1868-1939) and his wife, Myrta (Goss) Peterson (1881-1951), purchased the house in 1919. Well-known in the Hill Country, the Peterson family established a charitable foundation in 1944 to help local students and those in need and the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in 1949. Built in Victorian Free Classic style, the house features a large wrap-around porch, gabled roof, original columns, original beveled glass door and pine wood drop siding. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2017

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