Historical MarkerCage Home
Stephenville · Erath County · Dedicated 1983 · THC Atlas #5143000620
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Merchant, rancher, and banker J. H. Cage bought this property in 1876 and moved his family into an existing house. After his death in 1912, his children had the house moved and in 1913 built this home for their mother, Janie. Designed by the Fort Worth architectural firm of Sanguinet & Staats, the Cage home exhibits Colonial Revival styling with Prairie School influences and features beveled glass, two-story brick piers, and one-story octagonal columns. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
About this site
Cage Home is a historical marker in Stephenville, Erath County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Erath County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 144 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2208, -98.2010 near Stephenville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Erath County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Crow Opera House, First National Bank Building, and Stephenville Drug Stores.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5143000620. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
