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 Carriage Step On Prairie Street Posted by:  jhuoni
N 29° 42.357 W 096° 32.666
14R E 737565 N 3288726
Located at 1118 Prairie Street, this historic home, turned museum, is now a Bed and Breakfast, Tea Room, and Rental Facility.
Waymark Code: WMWPJZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2017
Views: 3
Marker Number: 17187
Marker Text:
A carriage step is a block of stone or concrete placed at the street as a courtesy to guests stepping out of carriages and was a symbol of prominent families in the community. These steps are remnants of a time when livery stables, blacksmith shops, hitching post and watering troughs lined the streets. In 1879, the Robert Robson family sold the Prairie Street home to R.S. Stevens, a railroad purchasing agent, and his wife, Bettie Thatcher. The Carriage step at this house is the original location and the only known carriage step in Columbus. Along with the watering trough at the Colorado County Courthouse, this carriage step is a surviving relic of an earlier era.
(2012)
Marker Property of the State of Texas
Prairie Street Heritage House
Community members and business owners, Charlotte Tilotta, Esther Chandler and Paula Fmka restored this property and opened for business in January 2011.
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