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 Towle House
N 32° 42.734 W 100° 55.290
14S E 319906 N 3621017
Texas Historical Marker at the Towle House, 2911 Ave U, Snyder, TX, providing some architectural details of this house, built by a former mayor of Snyder who had an outstanding civic and professional career.
Waymark Code: WM147HK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2021
Views: 7
Marker Number: 16902
Marker Text:
Dr. H.G. and Mary (Ruddick) Towle married in Colorado City in 1905, moving to Snyder to open a jewelry and optical store. The Towles bought this lot in 1908 and had this two-story brick house with full basement built in 1912. The house has Colonial Revival and Craftsman influences, featuring brick walls, porch columns and railings, full-length porch, and dormer window. The Towles added a carport (1927) and enclosed a second-story screen porch as a sun room. Dr. Towle's civic and professional highlights include helping organize the Volunteer Fire Department in 1911, serving as mayor of Snyder from 1927-47, and president of the Texas Board of Optometry. The home remained in the Towle family until 1956.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2011
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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