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M. Kangerga House

Henderson, Rusk County

Marker Text

Built 1901 by Michael Kangerga (1873-1962), a native of Croatia, Austria-Hungary, who settled in Henderson in 1887 and with his brother Rade Kangerga founded M. Kangerga & Bro., a mercantile and financial institution, 1895. In 1896 he married Lillian (1875-1951), daughter of Joseph S. and Ronda Tatum Gladney. He was a volunteer U. S. weather observer for 50 years (winning the John Campanius Holm Award) before he died in Henderson at age 89. House is an excellent example of turn-of-the-century design, virtually unaltered. George F. Barber & Co., Knoxville, Tennessee, architects. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969

Marker Details

Address 501 N. High St.
Location Description [NOTE: Mile (later Michael) Kangerga was born in Otocac, Croatia]
Marker # 11006
Dedicated 1969
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 32.158797, -94.796934

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