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McClellan-Cunningham House

Bonham, Fannin County

Marker Text

McCLELLAN-CUNNINGHAM HOUSE DISTRICT JUDGE EUGENE DAVID McCLELLAN AND HIS WIFE, CARLTON COLLEGE PIANO TEACHER ALICE (HUNT), BUILT THIS HOME IN 1879. IN 1907, THE McCLELLANS’ DAUGHTER CORNELIA MARRIED ATTORNEY HENRY ALLEN CUNNINGHAM, AND THE COUPLE MOVED INTO THE HOUSE, WHICH STAYED IN THE FAMILY UNTIL THE 1960s. THE EXTERIOR OF THE TWO-STORY QUEEN ANNE-STYLE HOUSE FEATURES A PROJECTING BAY AND FULL-GALLERY VERANDA PORCHES WITH ELABORATE JIGSAWN TRIM. DORMERS AND GABLES ARE PROMINENT, AS ARE PATTERNS OF FISH-SCALE SHINGLES AND SUNBURST DESIGNS IN THE GABLES, BACK PORCH AND INTERIOR STAIRWAY. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK – 2011

Marker Details

Address 304 W. 7th Street
Location Description
Marker # 16897
Dedicated 2011
Size, Type RTHL medallion and 16"x 12" plaque
Code buildings, judges
Latitude, Longitude 33.580219, -96.181737

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