Quakertown House - Denton, TX
N 33° 12.773 W 097° 08.171
14S E 673702 N 3676435
A sign in front of a house rescued from the destruction of Quakertown back in the 1920s provides some history, noting its multiple moves before coming to retire here at the Denton County Historical Park in 2008.
Waymark Code: WM14YHM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2021
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The house is a Denton County Historic Landmark, with the Denton County seal at the top. It reads:
Built in 1904 by H.F. Davidson at 607 Bell Ave. in the African American community of Quakertown, this house was purchased by C. Ross Hembry in 1919. He sold the land to the City of Denton for $2,700 in 1922 and moved the structure to 1113 E. Hickory, in Solomon Hill, now Southeast Denton, when the citizens of Denton voted to make the area a park and remove the entire neighborhood. In 2004, the house was moved to this Park and dedicated as the Denton County African American Museum on February, 16, 2008.
Denton County Historical Commission 2008
Group that erected the marker: Denton County Historical Commission
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
317 W Mulberry St
Denton, TX USA
76201
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