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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH32_addcox-house_Austin-TX.html
Built in 1935 for Mary Susie Sheedy, this house changed hands three times before being purchased by University of Texas electrician Charles J. Addcox and his wife, Addie Lee, a homemaker and nursery school operator, in 1944. It became known as the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH30_barr-mansion_Austin-TX.html
Built in 1898 for cotton merchant William Braxton Barr (1864-1902) and his wife, Matilda (Tilly) Birdwell (1868-1951), this home was designed by Austin architect Charles Page. Barr named the surrounding community after his grandfather Capt. Erasmu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2Z_site-of-the-headquarters-of-the-united-states-army-for-5th-military-district_Austin-TX.html
Established in 1868 in an area of five acres. Abandoned in 1870 when headquarters were removed to San Antonio.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2Y_james-g-wilkinson_Austin-TX.html
A member of Capt. Wm. W. Hill's company at San Jacinto. Born in Kentucky March 5, 1805. Died in Lee County, Texas August 15, 1848.
Here also sleeps Amanda Wilkinson, wife of James G. Wilkinson.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2V_site-of-tenth-street-methodist-church_Austin-TX.html
Austin Methodists organized in 1840 and began in 1847 worshiping at Congress and 4th Street. This site was purchased in 1853 and a building begun under the Rev. John W. Phillips (1821-1891). In 1883, the Rev. A.E. Goodwyn (1818-1902) led in the co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2U_site-of-john-bremond-company_Austin-TX.html
New York native John Bremond (1813-1866) built a dry goods store at this site as early as 1847. Soon, his dry goods department faced Pecan (Sixth) Street, and the grocery department faced Brazos Street. Active civically, he served as a member of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2T_stephen-f-austin-hotel_Austin-TX.html
To meet the needs of the growing Austin community, T.B. Baker, President of Baker Hotels, opened a hotel in 1924 at this site, previously occupied by the Keystona Hotel. Baker's new facility, initially to be called "The Texas," was named for Steph…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2S_austin-presbyterian-theological-seminary-campus_Austin-TX.html
The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary held its first classes in a donated building at 9th and Navasota. President T.R. Sampson, hoping to create a strong association between the seminary and the University of Texas, promoted the relocation …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2R_scarbrough-building_Austin-TX.html
Alabama native Emerson Monroe Scarbrough (1846-1925) came to Texas following service in the Civil War and settled in Milam County, where he was a successful merchant. He opened a branch of his business, Scarbrough and Hicks, on Congress Avenue in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH2Q_texas-and-the-civil-war_Austin-TX.html
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused unrest and drastic action all over the south and in many Texas counties. Despite petitions, editorials and political pressure, Gov. Sam Houston refused to call a special legislative session to conside…