Harris, Capt. Andrew Jackson, House - Belton, TX
N 31° 04.042 W 097° 28.118
14R E 646099 N 3438075
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, the house constructed by Captain Andrew Jackson Harris is on the campus of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX.
Waymark Code: WM16A9Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2022
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A 1966 Texas Historical Marker on the house notes its status as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and it provides a few sound bytes about it and Captain Harris:
State senator, Confederate veteran, lawyer, teacher at Salado College. Birthplace of Harris' grandson, famous World War II general, Walton Harris Walker.
Home was built in 1866 of limestone quarried nearby. Mortar contains horsehair.
While the provided address is Tenth Ave, if that street still exists as such, it is poorly marked. You'll find the house at the back of the property between two parking lots on the university campus. Other than the sign identifying the house by name and noting its provenance, there is no suggestion as for what purpose -- if any -- the university uses it.
The property's Registration Form (see Secondary Website 1, below) notes the house's construction of limestone, and while it originally was late Greek Revival in its architecture, the addition of a Queen Anne "inspired" gallery altered its appearance. Its addition to the National Register is due to its being a well-preserved example of early post-Civil War architecture, and Greek Revival was popular at the time that Captain Harris lived and taught in Salado, south of here.