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W. P. Cochran Homeplace

Dallas, Dallas County

Marker Text

W. P. Cochran Homeplace Once surrounded by cultivated fields, this residence was built for William P. Cochran (1841 - 1906), whose father bought the land in 1851 and whose mother Nancy Jane Cochran donated a portion of it for Cochran Chapel Methodist Church in 1856. This frame Victorian house, erected in 1895, was occupied by Cochran, his wife Amanda (1846 - 1930), and their large family. In 1964 their granddaughter Anne A. Cochran sold the structure to the adjacent church. RTHL 1976

Marker Details

Address 9027 Midway Rd
Location Description behind church
Marker # 6653
Dedicated 1976
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code houses, residential buildings; pioneers
Latitude, Longitude 32.855929, -96.842643

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