Marker Inscription
In 1884, Mrs. Barbara Lenz (Lentz) Jacobs (1831-1908), the widow of Christopher Jacobs, purchased a small cottage on this lot from Ferdinand and Caroline Möller (Miller). In 1885, Mrs. Jacobs, a prominent midwife, built a new, two-story house designed by well-known Texas architect, Nicholas J. Clayton, for her family of six children. The home is a three-bay, double-gallery, side-hall plan with unusually pierced eaves, designed with particular attention to the Galveston climate. This Victorian-style town home was occupied for 84 years by three generations of the Jacobs family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977
About this site
Miller-Jacobs Home is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3064, -94.7826 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Menard-Ganter House (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Frederich-Erhard House, Fox, George, House, and Victor Gustafson Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007532. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
