Smith-McCrery
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| Marker
Number: |
11636 |
| Marker
Title: |
Smith-McCrery Home |
| Index
Entry: |
Smith-McCrery Home |
| Address: |
1306 W 4th Ave |
| City: |
Corsicana |
| County: |
Navarro |
| UTM
Zone: |
14 |
| UTM
Easting: |
737956 |
| UTM
Northing: |
3552981 |
| Subject
Codes: |
BH |
| Year
Marker Erected: |
1984 |
| Designations: |
na |
| Marker
Location: |
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| Marker
Size: |
18" x 28" |
| Repairs
Completed: |
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| Marker
Text: |
Built in 1880, this house originally was the
residence of Dr. John R. Smith, who served as the mayor of
Corsicana from 1883 until 1885. During his term of office, Smith
organized the volunteer fire department and helped
Navarro County set up a poor farm at Petty's Chapel, where
prisoners without money could work off their fines.
In 1898 the home was purchased by Mrs. A. W. McCrery, a widow
who brought her ten daughters and her mother-in-law to live
here. The house remained in the McCrery family until 1967. |
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