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 Dick/Wetzel House - Heritage Square Park - Texas City, TX Posted by:  jhuoni
N 29° 23.173 W 094° 53.762
15R E 316000 N 3252270
A joint effort by the City of Texas City, local business, and volunteers saved this 1907 house for future generations to appreciate.
Waymark Code: WM10K3T
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2019
Views: 1
Dick/Wetzel House
Built in 1907 by Lee and Mabel Parr Dick as their family home for themselves and four
daughters. The house was located at 1328 6th Avenue South when Mayor Chuck Doyle
requested that Doug Hoover, General Manager of the Texas City Economic Development
Corporation (TCEDC) contact the owners to explore purchasing the house to become part
of the Heritage Square Park. Terms were agreed upon with Bertha Dick Wetzel, youngest
daughter of the Dicks and a direct descendant of the privateer, James Campbell, Mayor
Doyle contacted Lloyd Nordhausen, Plant Manager of Marathon Petroleum Company, to
see if the company would purchase the real estate. Marathon paid enough to TCEDC for
the lot
to cover the expense of moving the house to its present location. Renovations
have been a project of the Carbide Volunteers, Texas City Heritage Association, and the
City of Texas City. The smokehouse and Dick/Wetzel Home officially became part of
Heritage Square Park and were dedicated on April 16th, April 6th, 1996.
Charles T Doyle, Mayor
City Commission
Larry Edrozo, Mayor Pro-Tem
Connie Jackson
Lynn Ray Ellison
Brandy Dietel
Sullivan H. Simpson
Texas City Economic Development Corporation
Board Of Directors
Ralph Holm, Chairperson
Robert Penrice, Vice-President
Charles T. Doyle
Dwight Spurlock, President
Elizabeth Iles
Doug Hoover, General Manager
Group that erected the marker: City of Texas City and Texas City Economic Development Corporation
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Heritage Square Park
109 3rd Avenue North
Texas City,, TX USA
77590
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