Marker Inscription
Built in the early 1890s, this house was deeded by prominent Belton businessman Peter Hammersmith to his son, John Peter, as a wedding gift in 1895. The property was sold to Sophie Clark, widow of a Rogers lumberman, in 1899. During World War II, the home was converted to a duplex to help ease the housing shortage at Fort Hood (19 mi.W). Featuring semi-circular shingle bargeboards, the house remained in the Clark family for over eighty years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982
About this site
Clark House is a historical marker in Belton, Bell County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0523, -97.4656 near Belton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hammersmith, John P., House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Muehlhause House, Kinchion, L. B., House, and South Belton Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027000905. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
