Marker Inscription
In the early 1890s Joseph Nugent (1829-1903) and his wife, Christina, built this house, which features late 19th-century Victorian and Eastlake details in the porch. Nugent, a native of Canada, came to Texas in 1851. He operated a private school in Mansfield in the 1850s, taught at the Mansfield Male and Female College,and was elected the first mayor in 1891. Local farmer J.H. Hart bought the home in 1920, and it was later inherited by family members. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985
About this site
Nugent-Hart House is a historical marker in Mansfield, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5603, -97.1367 near Mansfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Jude Catholic Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bratton, Andrew "Cap" and Emma Doughty, House, Buchanan-Hayter-Witherspoon House, and Chorn, Lester H. and Maybel Bryant, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439003628. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
