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A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Arthur Benjamin Cohn (1871-1938) constructed this home soon after purchasing the property in 1905. As principal accountant for the William Marsh Rice Estate, Cohn was instrumental in the establishment of Rice Institute in 1912 and served as its first business manager. The late Queen Anne style house, which features paired classical columns and bracketed eaves, was Cohn's residence until 1909. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985
Arthur B. Cohn House is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 422 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 849 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7555, -95.3560 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Academy of the Incarnate Word (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cohn, Arthur B., House (Gone), Annunciation Church, and Union Station.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010633. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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