FIRST Building in Stanton - Stanton, TX
N 32° 07.993 W 101° 47.343
14S E 236894 N 3558609
A Texas Historical Marker at the Connell House at 410 Convent St, Stanton, TX, notes this as the first building in Stanton, dating back to 1882.
Waymark Code: WMWEWK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2017
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This home is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and a 1997 Texas Historical Marker provides some background:
Constructed in 1882 as a two-room home for Carmelite priests, this was the first building in Stanton. Dennis and Mary (Stoeger) Connell made their home here after their marriage in 1902. Mary bore eight children in the house, which grew with the family. By 1915 the house had five rooms, with more additions made in the 1920s and 1930s. The simple home features a distinctive west gable, weatherboard siding, a front porch with shed room and turned-wood posts, and double primary entry doors. Upon the death of the last Connell daughter in 1990 the house was transferred to the local historical museum.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1882
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