Historical MarkerUmphress-Taylor Home
Van Alstyne · Grayson County · Dedicated 1981 · THC Atlas #5181011546
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Pioneer area landowner, banker, agriculturalist, and community leader James C. Umphress (1841-1917), a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, built this Victorian house for his wife Julia Caroline (Veazey) (d.1932) in 1903. In 1932 it was inherited by a daughter, Maude (Umphress) Taylor (d.1977), who lived here until 1974. A civic leader, she was the wife of local banker and grain dealer Spencer Taylor (d.1943). The family home features influences of Queen Anne and classical revival styling. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
About this site
Umphress-Taylor Home is a historical marker in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 144 historical markers documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.4158, -96.5738 near Van Alstyne. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barron-Veazey House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne, First Christian Church, and Fifty Feet North to Grave of Collin McKinney.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5181011546. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
