Marker Inscription
In the 1870s, after the International & Great Northern Railroad line reached Palestine, brothers A. B. and Dan Hodges moved here from Tennessee Colony settlement and became leading merchants. This house was built in 1895 by Dan Hodges for his wife Margaret Sue (Jackson) and their five children. A good example of Queen Anne style residences of the late Victorian era, the house was purchased in 1959 by William Gray Darsey, Jr., (who restored and preserved it) a leader in the area oil industry. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973
About this site
Hodges - Darsey House is a historical marker in Palestine, Anderson County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7708, -95.6265 near Palestine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Col. G. R. Howard House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include McClure-McReynolds-Fowler Home, Link House, The, and Seven Oaks (Mallard-Alexander House).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5001008764. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
