Built 1857 by hemp factory owner Z. K. Sims. Later owned by Thomas R. Williams, industrialist who brought to Bonham Dr. Charles Carlton, founder of Carlton College; Col. James Q. Chenoweth, first auditor of the U.S. Treasury; Judges James C. Clark and R. M. Lusk. Biard residence since 1909. RTHL - 1964
Biard Home
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Biard Home is a historical marker in Bonham, Fannin County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5820, -96.1793 near Bonham. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include On Route of Early Texas Streetcars, Clendenen-Carleton House, and Risser Hospital.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008842. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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