| Marker Number |
7218 |
| Atlas Number |
5349007218 |
| Marker Title |
Beauford Halbert Jester Home |
| Index Entry |
Jester, Beauford Halbert, Home |
| Address |
1508 Sycamore |
| City |
Corsicana |
| County |
Navarro |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
737416 |
| UTM Northing |
3553361 |
| Subject Codes |
Colonial Revival; governors; houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
In 1923 Beauford H. Jester (1893-1949) and his wife, Mabel (Buchanan), built this colonial revival home on land that had been his family's dairy farm. A Corsicana attorney, Jester later served as chairman of the University of Texas Board of Regents, as director of the State Bar, and as a member of the Texas Railroad Commission. Elected governor of the state in 1946, he was the first governor to die in office. During his administration he continued to maintain this home. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983 |
