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Camp-Ezell House

Beeville, Bee County

Marker Text

A settler's "box" home built of Florida longleaf pine from house razed by Robert A. Ezell in Old St. Mary's. One of the structure's three chimneys served as a flue for two cooking units: kitchen stove and dining room fireplace. Ezell (1845-1936), a stonemason, built at this creek site in 1892. His wife Sara Jane, daughter of influential legislator L.B. Camp, was born at Mission San Jose, San Antonio. Six Ezell sons formed a popular orchestra, 1895 to 1904. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971

Marker Details

Address 1313 W. Flournoy
Location Description 1313 W. Flournoy, Beeville
Marker # 683
Dedicated 1971
Size, Type 16" x 12" Plate & Medallion
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 28.403114, -97.762995

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