This amazing mansion built by prominent Terrell TX political figure R. L. Warren has two fierce lions guarding the entry.
The house was vacant for over a decade in the late 90s-2010. It is good that it has been reoccupied!
From the Terrell Daily Photo blog entry for 4 May 2008: (
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"R. L. Warren House, Terrell, Texas
Terrell has quite a few magnificent historic homes. The house below is R. L. Warren house. The house has been empty for at least the last 11 years. There has been a lot of work done on the house in that time. There was a sign out front quite a few years ago that announced the house would be turned into a restaurant. Not sure what, if any, plans the owners have for it now."
This home is obviously now (2013) a private residence, so Blasterz did not feel comfortable walking up to the porch to take close-up pictures. We took our photos from the sidewalk near the historic marker, where it is legal and appropriate to do so.
Blasterz are polite and respectful waymarkers - who also did not want to get eaten by hungry lions.
The historic marker in front of the home reads as follows:
"The R. L. Warren House
Unusual mansion built 1904 by prominent residents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Warren. Architect was J. E. Flanders, Dallas; Keith & Co., Kansas City, stencilled interiors.
House has 18 rooms, including a formal reception hall, two large drawing rooms, a conservatory; ten fireplaces; a basement and attic.
Robert Lee Warren (1865-1952), a 1911-15 State Senator, entertained many leading Texans in his home.
Bought 1969, house was restored by Mr. and Mrs. Murphy L. Crowell.
(1973)"