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This house was built in 1866 by Capt. R.W. Lusk. In 1885, his widow, Margaret Henry Lusk, married her brother-in-law, Dr. W. R. Clifton, a pioneer Waco businessman, who lived here until 1925, when the property was purchased by the Franciscan Fathers for a monastery.
Lusk House is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5615, -97.1338 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is McCulloch,C.C., House, The (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, The Courthouses of McLennan County, and McLennan County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309003148. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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