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Historic Place
Shelton-Houghton House
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About this site
Shelton-Houghton House is a historic place in Amarillo, Potter County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 15 historic places documented in Potter County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.1953, -101.8397 near Amarillo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Herring-Crudgington House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Landergin-Harrington House, Galbraith, H.W. and Katie, House, and Houghton House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2080004145. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Amarillo architect Joseph Champ Berry designed this two-story eclectic Prairie-style brick house, built in 1914 for Kentucky-born cattleman John M. Shelton at 1700 South Polk Street. It was donated to the Junior League of Amarillo in 1965 and received both Texas Marker and National Register plaques in 1981.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgjlamarillo.org
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