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Texas adaptation, Greek Revival architecture. Waco-made sand brick. Built about 1853 by a father and son, James and W.C. Walker, both veterans of Battle of San Jacinto, in Texas War for Independence. First brick home, rural part of county.
Walker Homestead, Old is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1969. 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 31.5671, -97.1863 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Central Texas Baptist Sanitarium (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cobbs-Walker Cemetery, Congregation Agudath Jacob, and Central Christian Church of Waco.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309003829. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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