Youens - Hopkins House
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ggmorton
N 29° 42.693 W 096° 32.435
14R E 737925 N 3289355
An old house in Columbus north of the town square area.
Waymark Code: WM3W41
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
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Marker Number: 5929

Marker Text:
An 1860s frontier cottage of cypress and pine, with locally made bricks in foundations. At first owned by James Hodges; bought 1875 by James H. Simpson, county's first banker; then sold in 1896 to Charles J. G. Leesemann, 1904-08 Colorado County clerk. The 1915 purchasers, Dr. Willis G. and Mrs. Fay Burford Youens, had two sons, one grandson physicians in this county; house, owned by James G. and Mary Youens Hopkins, remains in Dr. Youens' family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973
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