Marker Inscription
"Old 300" settlers William Morton and his family operated Morton's Ferry here in the 1820s. Hand-hewn braced-frame construction suggests that at its core this house was built by the Mortons in the mid-1830s. Altered to its present appearance between 1873-1904 during the ownership of the Dr. John McCloy family, the L-plan house features a 3-bay front porch, single door entry with transom, and gable roof. Later owners included the families of Edgar Andrus and A. W. Whatley. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1995
About this site
Morton-McCloy House is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 237 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5867, -95.7614 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morton Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include McNabb, John, Morton, and Smith, Thomas Jefferson.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157009051. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
