Marker Inscription
Before department store owner Joe Weisman (1848-1918) married Lena Young in 1881, her father deeded this property to Weisman. The first home burned and this structure was built in 1901. The architect was C. G. Lancaster who also designed the Ginocchio Hotel. Later the Weismans' daughter Valerie and her husband Joe Nathan Hirsch (1883-1966) occupied the house. the Weisman-Hirsch residence was a social center for Jewish citizens of East Texas. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979
About this site
Weisman-Hirsch House is a historical marker in Marshall, Harrison County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Harrison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 270 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5427, -94.3676 near Marshall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Inez Hatley Hughes Historical Research Center (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Turner, James, Confederate Capitol of Missouri, and Service and Sacrifice: Harrison County at War at Memorial City Hall Performance Center.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010226. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
