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Purvines Ranch Home

Panhandle, Carson County

Marker Text

Built 1906-08 in land of lumber scarcity by Carroll and Kate Purvines, (from Illinois) of cement blocks they made by hand, using local sand. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964

Marker Details

Address 501 Elsie
Location Description Square House Museum, SH 207, 5th and Elsie Street, Panhandle.
Marker # 20
Dedicated 1964
Size, Type Plate Only
Code ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 35.349551, -101.381496

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