Thomas L. Bradford

Thomas L. Bradford, who built this home by 1907, was a mayor, capitalist and philanthropist. Born in Louisiana in 1869, he moved to Dallas in the 1890s and became an entrepreneur before working in Southwestern Life Insurance Company's finance department, guiding the company's impressive growth and becoming chairman of the board in 1930. In 1929, Bradford donated funds for a newborn baby center, which merged with three other hospitals in 1948 to form Children's Medical Center of Dallas, part of which became Bradford Memorial Hospital. In 1931, the Dallas City Council appointed him Mayor. Bradford died the next year, ending a life of public service and commercial success in Dallas. (2006)

Thomas L. Bradford is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 2006. 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 32.7972, -96.8068 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stoneleigh Court Hotel (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Maple Avenue, Bowen, Ahab, Home, and Pike Park.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013600. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.