Mays House - Corsicana, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 32° 05.506 W 096° 28.452
14S E 738370 N 3553400
Built in 1893-94 as one of the neighborhood's premier residences, this house occupied a prominent corner lot along the route of the streetcar line on W. 3rd Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMXKQ1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2018
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Texas Historic Sites Atlas
It features the hallmarks of the Queen Anne style including irregular massing, a variety of exterior finishes and ornately detailed woodwork. Stephen Augustus Pace, the proprietor of the locally prominent S.A. Pace Wholesale Grocery Company, presented the house to his daughter Theresa and her husband Richard Mays. In 1915 the Mays conveyed the house to Homer and Mary Pace. Homer Pace derived his wealth from involvement in oil leases.
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