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John Wesley Malone Home

Brownwood, Brown County

Marker Text

Pioneer ranchers Modie J. and Samuel R. Coggin began this house after 1874. They sold it in 1888 to John Wesley Malone (1858-1932), who added the second floor in 1904. Malone ran a hardware store in partnership with his longtime friend Will H. Mayes, who became Texas' lieutenant governor, 1913-14. Also located here is Brownwood's first public swimming pool, built by Malone's father-in-law, John W. Lambeth. T. W. and Helen Waddill bought the residence in 1970. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976

Marker Details

Address 606 Coggin Ave.
Location Description
Marker # 2821
Dedicated 1976
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 31.711711, -98.974892

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