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 The Wilbur Cherry House Posted by:  ggmorton
N 29° 18.347 W 094° 47.119
15R E 326609 N 3243186
An old house in Galveston, TX.
Waymark Code: WM1KZ1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2007
Views: 28
Marker Number: 270
Marker Text:
New York native Wilbur Cherry (1819-1873), a veteran of the Texas revolution, had this two-story home built about 1852. A pioneer Texas newspaperman, Cherry had earlier helped establish a local paper, now the "Galveston Daily News. His residence, one of the oldest on the island, features a distinctive three-bay double gallery with square pillars. Cherry's widow Catherine (d. 1911) continued to reside here past the turn of the century.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
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