The Kay House

The Kay House (HMMBC)

Location: Winona, TX 75792 Smith County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 30.523', W 95° 10.052'

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South Carolina planter Francis Lemuel Kay (1814-1867) settled in Smith County in 1856. Between 1856 and 1860, Kay bought 640 acres of land and built this two-story home for his wife Mary Ellen (Black) (1826-1896) and their eleven children. By 1860 Kay owned and operated 1300 acres of farm and ranchland. The Kay family sold the property to the Combination Orchard Company in 1909, and the house became the headquarters for the company's pecan orchards. In 1937 the Hunt Oil Company bought the house and land and has continued to operate the pecan business.
Karen Ann Kay Esberger & E. James Esberger
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Year Placed1983
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 3:36am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 296382 N 3598895
Decimal Degrees32.50871667, -95.16753333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 30.523', W 95° 10.052'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 30' 31.38" N, 95° 10' 3.12" W
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Area Code(s)903
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 315 Unnamed Road, Winona TX 75792, US
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