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Highlands Mansion

Marlin, Falls County

Marker Text

Built about 1898-1900 by B. C. Clark. Sturdy cypress; stained leaded Glass Dome, windows--Italian imports. Elegant Gay Nineties mansion prominent in early Marlin society and one of the showplaces of Texas at the turn of the century. RTHL - 1967 Incise in Base: Restored 1964-1967 by Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Loeffler

Marker Details

Address
Location Description From Marlin take Fm 147 NE about 1 mi (Just past jct. with Sh 6)
Marker # 2478
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 31.312552, -96.877618

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