Jordan - Bowles House

Built about 1860 of hand-hewn logs from bottomland of Trinity River. The builder, David Jordan (1808 -79), came to Texas about 1859, moving his household by wagon from Tennessee. A farmer, he also kept a store and a stage stand on the Dallas-Fort Worth Road. At that time Indian raids were frequent, and the outlaw gang of Sam Bass was suspected of committing an 1870 hold-up here. In 1886 Victor Bowles bought property, which remained in his family for 65 years. Miss Minnie Bowles remodeled house in 1948 and in 1951 donated it to city. Now museum and meeting place.

Jordan - Bowles House is a historical marker in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, dedicated in 1972. 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 32.7565, -96.9633 near Grand Prairie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jordan - Hight Family Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hensley Field, Fuget Cemetery, and Small Family.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006748. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.