Historical Marker

Col. G. R. Howard House

Palestine · Anderson County · Dedicated 1966 · THC Atlas #5001008766

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Marker Inscription

Built 1851 by Col. G. R. Howard, merchant and public official. Owned by family until sold to city, 1965, for a museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966

About this site

Col. G. R. Howard House is a historical marker in Palestine, Anderson County, dedicated in 1966. 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 31.7699, -95.6263 near Palestine. The nearest cataloged historic site is McClure-McReynolds-Fowler Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hodges - Darsey House, Seven Oaks (Mallard-Alexander House), and Link House, The.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5001008766. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Col. G. R. Howard House — Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

📍 31.7699, -95.6263 · Palestine, Anderson County

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