Davidson-Penland House

Davidson-Penland House (HM2L5M)

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N 29° 18.459', W 94° 46.873'

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Constructed between 1866 and 1868, this house belonged to a number of significant Galveston residents. Captain John Davidson, an immigrant from Norway and early Galveston settler, built it. In 1870, two years after Davidson died in an attempt to rescue a pilot from a wrecked bark, his widow, Sophia (Dettmar), sold the home to Mary (Fisher) Mckeen, daughter of 1842 Fisher-Miller land grant coauthor Henry Fisher.

In 1872, the Mckeens sold this house to Samuel Moore Penland (1845 - 1922). A grandnephew of Sam Houston and native of Alabama, Penland served in Galveston during the Civil War and settled in the city afterward. Addressed as Major Penland because of his tenure in the Texas Volunteer Guards, he was also an auctioneer, businessman and customs official. Penland also served as an original trustee of the Galveston Orphans' Home. He donated a number of Sam Houston's artifacts and his own collection of letters of other famous individuals to the Galveston Rosenberg Library. William N. Scott, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, next purchased the property, owning the home from 1882 to 1901. Later owners included civic leader and merchant John F. Hargrave and his wife, Ada.

This hipped-roof, greek revival house features stairs leading up to a wide front porch supported by square columns. Other features include



a front door framed by sidelights and a transom, an ornate railing design, and paired double-hung windows. Having survived the 1885 fire and 1900 storm, it is one of the oldest existing examples of its kind in the east end district.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2011
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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HM NumberHM2L5M
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 327011 N 3243387
Decimal Degrees29.30765000, -94.78121667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 18.459', W 94° 46.873'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 18' 27.54" N, 94° 46' 52.38" W
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