Alexander Gates & Lillian Johnson Thomas House
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vhasler
N 29° 52.771 W 097° 57.049
14R E 601316 N 3305897
Stone house of English design was built in 1920 by two college professors.
Waymark Code: WMKCWM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2014
Views: 4
Alexander Gates Thomas House and marker are at 809 Belvin Street, which is a designated historic district. However, this reddish, stone cottage, built in 1920, is a noncontributing structure.
Marker Number: 11985
Marker Text:
Alexander Gates Thomas (1877-1944), an English professor and authority on Texas folklore, and Lillian Johnson (1885-1966), an art professor, met as educators at Southwest Texas Normal School. Married late in life, the two were inspired on their honeymoon in the Cotswold region of England to pattern their home after the cottages there. They built this house themselves of native stone quarried near San Marcos. Of special interest are its 14-inch thick rock walls and its Tudor revival features, including the swept gable roof and arched lancet openings.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1997
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