Marker Inscription
McCLELLAN-CUNNINGHAM HOUSE DISTRICT JUDGE EUGENE DAVID McCLELLAN AND HIS WIFE, CARLTON COLLEGE PIANO TEACHER ALICE (HUNT), BUILT THIS HOME IN 1879. IN 1907, THE McCLELLANS’ DAUGHTER CORNELIA MARRIED ATTORNEY HENRY ALLEN CUNNINGHAM, AND THE COUPLE MOVED INTO THE HOUSE, WHICH STAYED IN THE FAMILY UNTIL THE 1960s. THE EXTERIOR OF THE TWO-STORY QUEEN ANNE-STYLE HOUSE FEATURES A PROJECTING BAY AND FULL-GALLERY VERANDA PORCHES WITH ELABORATE JIGSAWN TRIM. DORMERS AND GABLES ARE PROMINENT, AS ARE PATTERNS OF FISH-SCALE SHINGLES AND SUNBURST DESIGNS IN THE GABLES, BACK PORCH AND INTERIOR STAIRWAY. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK – 2011
About this site
McClellan-Cunningham House is a historical marker in Bonham, Fannin County, dedicated in 2011. 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 33.5803, -96.1817 near Bonham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trinity Episcopal Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Bonham, Brownlee, W. W. (Old Home), and First Christian Church of Bonham.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016897. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
