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This home was built by real estate investor J. Van Steenwyck in 1901-1902. It was purchased by John Baldwin Cole (1860-1924) and his wife, the former Minnie Victoria Grace, in 1907. A druggist, Cole operated the Cole and Grace Drugstore in partnership with his father-in-law, Dr. J. W. Grace. The two-story wooden home features an offset gable front, one-story wraparound porch with a Chippendale screen, and a steep-pitch hipped roof. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988
Cole House is a historical marker in Hico, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9902, -98.0332 near Hico. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Methodist Church of Hico (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include John Rankin Alford, Old Hico, and J. G. Barbee House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5193000938. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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