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The mansion was built from 1903 to 1904 for Electra Waggoner, the daughter of William Thomas Waggoner and heiress of the Waggoner Ranch, and her husband, Albert Buck Wharton. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats in the Georgian Revival architectural style. [ 2 ]
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...
They are located at 29.888° -96.876°, just off U.S. Route 77, south of La Grange, Texas. The sites sit on a sandstone bluff 200 feet above the Colorado River . Monument Hill is a memorial to the men who died in the Dawson Massacre and in the Black Bean Episode of the ill-fated Mier Expedition .
The route veers to the northwest as it passes through Bandera, Kerrville, and Fredericksburg, and then reaches the Texas Hill Country. After passing through the cities of Comanche and Llano, it continues north through ranchland and farms. Its next intersection is with I-20 south of the town of Strawn. It continues to the northwest, wrapping ...
Was the third mansion of P.T Barnum, was demolished in 1889 for his new mansion, Marina. Samuel Clemens House (Mark Twain) 1874 Victorian Gothic: Edward Tuckerman Potter: Hartford: Today, a museum Marina 1889 Romanesque and Queen Anne: Longstaff and Hurd: Bridgeport: Was the fourth and last mansion of P.T Barnum in Bridgeport, was demolished in ...
Harris-Savage Home (RTHL #17586, [20] 2013), 5703 Swiss Ave.—Constructed in 1917 for P.A. Ritter, later occupants of the home included William A. Turner, a Texas oil field pioneer, and W.R. Harris, who was a prosecutor during the impeachment of Texas Governor James Ferguson by the Texas Legislature, and Wallace Savage, a former mayor of Dallas.
The Daniel H. and William T. Caswell Houses are two historic homes in downtown Austin, Texas completed near the turn of the 20th century. The buildings are located at 1404 and 1502 West Avenue, respectively. The Daniel H. Caswell House is home to the Austin Junior Forum, a volunteer organization. The William T. Caswell House is used for office ...
On January 1, 2008, the site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission, [5] which operates it as a state historic site open to the public. The site features a museum, interpretive trails, a statue of Stephen F. Austin, a replica log cabin, the 1847 Josey Store and relevant historical markers.