Avery and Mary Turner House
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N 35° 11.703 W 101° 50.389
14S E 241443 N 3898368
Texas Historical Marker at the Avery and Mary Turner House, 1706 S Polk St, Amarillo, TX, providing some architectural background on this rare Dutch Colonial Revival home, as well as some information about the couple who built it and lived here.
Waymark Code: WMZ6D1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 16993

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Avery and Mary (Ten Eyck) Turner moved here in 1902. Avery was an executive for the Santa Fe Railroad, his employer for 58 years. Mary helped organize the local American Red Cross chapter and was active with the Salvation Army and other groups. In 1910, the Turners built this home modeled after Mary’s parents' home in New Jersey. The house stayed in the family until Mary’s death in 1951. One of Amarillo's very few Dutch Colonial Revival homes, this two-story side gable brick house has a full-width porch with massive Tuscan columns and a large shed roof dormer. An original brick carriage house later became a guest cottage.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2011
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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