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Home of heirs of donor of the Burleson townsite. By providing land for the M.K.T. Railroad line, Henry C. Renfro (deceased 1885) won right to name town for his friend, Dr. Rufus Burleson, a pioneer preacher, president of Waco College (1861-86) and Baylor University (1851-61; 1886-97). This was the first house in the Clark addition, and was built in 1894 by Mrs. Henry C. Renfro and her only daughter, Margaret Annette Baker Clark.
Renfro-Clark House is a historical marker in Burleson, Johnson County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Johnson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 139 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5443, -97.3177 near Burleson. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Interurban in Burleson (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Burleson Cemetery, Site of Red Oak Academy, and Prairie Springs Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5251004244. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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