Historical Marker

Finch Family Home

Longview · Gregg County · Dedicated 1967 · THC Atlas #5183009949

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Marker Inscription

Early Victorian cottage built 1898 by John Finch on site of family's log cabin. Descendents active in community life. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967

About this site

Finch Family Home is a historical marker in Longview, Gregg County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.4919, -94.7120 near Longview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnny Cace's Seafood and Steak House (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Longview Train Depot, Longview Junction, and Teague, Latimus.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183009949. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Finch Family Home, a white Victorian cottage at 1511 Colorado Street in Longview, was built by John Landrum Finch, a South Carolina-born Confederate veteran, cotton grower, musician and businessman who settled in East Texas after the Civil War. The gingerbread-trimmed house crowned 'Finch's Hill,' the family's farmstead.

Sources: atlas.thc.texas.gov greggcounty.texas.gov

📍 32.4919, -94.7120 · Longview, Gregg County

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