Marker Number |
1591 |
Atlas Number |
5027001591 |
Marker Title |
Ferguson Home |
Index Entry |
Ferguson Home |
Address |
518 N. 7th St. |
City |
Temple |
County |
Bell |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
658062 |
UTM Northing |
3442209 |
Subject Codes |
governors; houses, residential buildings; women, women's history topics |
Marker Year |
1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
MARKER REPORTED MISSING 5/2011 |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
Missing |
Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text |
Built 1907 for James E. and Miriam A. Ferguson, each later elected twice to governor's office in Texas. Mrs. Ferguson was the first woman elected Governor in any state. During their terms the Texas Highway Department and public schools achieved great importance. This was family home until Jim Ferguson became Governor in 1915, and again from 1917 to 1925, when Mrs. Ferguson was first inaugurated. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 |