Marker Inscription
Built in Texana about 1860; later moved here. Housed many of Edna's first families. Typifies homes of that era. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.
Historical Marker
Dutart-McDowell Home
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About this site
Dutart-McDowell Home is a historical marker in Edna, Jackson County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Jackson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9824, -96.6481 near Edna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brackenridge Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Traylor, J. C., Old, Place, Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835, and Confederates of Jackson County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5239001307. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Dutart-McDowell Home dates to about 1860 and was among the structures moved from the declining river town of Texana to the new county seat of Edna after the railroad bypassed Texana in the 1880s. It stands today as one of Jackson County's marked historic homes.
Sources: atlas.thc.texas.govusgenwebsites.org
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