Belo, A.H.

Prominent newspaper publisher Alfred Horatio Belo (1839-1901) was born in North Carolina. He attained the rank of colonel in the Confederate army and came to Texas at the close of the Civil War (1861-65). He went to work for the "Galveston News" and bought out the operation in a few years. In 1885 he opened a "News" branch here, which grew into the prestigious "Dallas Morning News". Looking for a homesite suited to their position, the family selected Ross Avenue, then the city's most elegant address. Belo's wife Nettie (Ennis) (d. 1913) bought a home here in 1888 from A.W. Childress. It was replaced in the 1890s by this Classical Revival residence. Designed by Herbert M. Greene, it reflects influences of the Belo family home in North Carolina. After their marriage in 1900, A.H. Belo, Jr. and his bride Helen (Ponder) came to live with his parents. Members of the Belo family resided here until 1922. Additions were made to the rear and side of the house during the nearly 50 years it was used as a funeral home. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1979

Belo, A.H. is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7881, -96.7984 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Belo, Alfred Horatio, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dallas Symphony, First United Methodist Church of Dallas, and First Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006592. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.