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The Comparette Home

Kerrville, Kerr County

Marker Text

This Victorian house was built in the Tivy Addition by S. W. and Laura Smith in 1890. After several other ownerships, Dr. R. H. P. Wright, a prominent Kerrville physician, occupied the property from 1896 to 1905. One of his daughters, Fay, married Texas Governor Coke Stevenson. D. H. Comparette (1871-1952), civic leader, organizer and manager of Kerrville Telephone Company, lived here with his wife Beatrice, a school teacher. The Comparette family owned the home 1905-1977. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 1001 Jefferson Street, Kerrville, Medallion reported vandalized 2.4.2020
Marker # 5312
Dedicated 1979
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code governors; houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term); medical topics and health professionals
Latitude, Longitude 30.0445, -99.134599

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