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Originally built in 1855 as a one-story dog-trot structure, this house was purchased in 1873 by John Sterling and Claytonia Smith. Their son, John Sterling Smith, Jr., a community leader, businessman, and cotton farmer, had the home remodeled to its current Queen Anne style appearance in 1910. It is the last remaining house of its style in Chappell Hill. Its features include an octagonal tower, second floor gables and dormers, and a curvilinear porch.
John Sterling Smith House is a historical marker in Chappell Hill, Washington County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1431, -96.2537 near Chappell Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Routt, J. R., House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Applewhite House, Chappell Hill Circulating Library, and Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008397. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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