| Marker Number |
5323 |
| Atlas Number |
5487005323 |
| Marker Title |
Doans' Adobe Building |
| Index Entry |
Doans' Adobe Building |
| Address |
FM 2916, NE of Vernon |
| City |
Doan's Community |
| County |
Wilbarger |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
476525 |
| UTM Northing |
3800247 |
| Subject Codes |
buildings; houses, residential buildings; markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year |
1962 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
From Vernon, take US 283 North about 13 miles to FM 2916 and follow FM 2916 east to Doan's Community. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Corwin F. Doan (1848-1929) settled here on Red River in 1878; erected this house in 1881. In his early picket store and later, permanent building, he had large stocks of goods to supply the cowboys who annually drove cattle in herds of thousands along the Western Trail. The village of "Doan's Crossing" had 14 or more buildings. Doan, his wife Lide (1850-1905), and their 3 children entertained people from all walks of life -- English Lords to Indians -- in this adobe house. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1962.) |
