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Architecture
Historic Place
Berry House
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About this site
Berry House is a historic place in Stephenville, Erath County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 144 historic sites cataloged in Erath County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 32.2221, -98.1995 near Stephenville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cage Home (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Crow Home, Oldest Home in Stephenville, and Stephenville Church of 1900.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2080004116. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Berry House (Berry Cottage) in Stephenville was built in 1869 by Colonel J. D. Berry with mason J. J. Wyatt, using native limestone in a Victorian cottage form marked by a steeply pitched roof, narrow shuttered windows and gingerbread trim. Regarded as the oldest house in Stephenville, it was purchased in the mid-1960s and restored through public donations organized by the Stephenville Study Club. It was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1967 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and today anchors the Stephenville Historical House Museum on East Washington Street.
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