Marker Inscription
Builders completed this house for Frank Stilley, a cotton broker from Louisiana, and his wife Minerva Fox Stilley shortly after they married in 1860. They owned the house until the early 1880s. By 1885, former slave Charlie Young purchased the home. A well-known barber, Young wore a Prince Albert suit as a uniform and provided customers with personalized shaving mugs, imprinted with gold letters spelling out their names. The house remained in his family until 1983. The Greek Revival structure features an integral, full-width porch, box columns and symmetrical front elevation. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2006
About this site
Stilley-Young House is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 2006. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7544, -94.3510 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Christ Episcopal Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Schluter Home, Benefield, Barry, and Emmert, Alice.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013675. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
