Marker Inscription
Sonora's fifth structure; built as home of Isaac Miers (1835-1891), Civil War veteran who married, in Bell County (1867), Victoria Morton (1841-1913), granddaughter of John Morton, a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. About 1880, Miers moved west by covered wagon. He owned land and ranched in Edwards, Kimble, and Sutton counties. Hauling the lumber from San Angelo, he built this board-and-batten cottage in 1888. It now is a museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1970
About this site
Miers House, Ike is a historical marker in Sonora, Sutton County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Sutton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5742, -100.6443 near Sonora. The nearest cataloged historic site is Miers Home Museum/Sutton County Historical Society (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sutton County Jail, Sonora Town Well, Site of, and Sutton, Colonel John S..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5435005357. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
