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William Green built this house about 1889 and sold it to rancher Samuel McGehee Heard (d. 1909). At the time, the homesite included enough surrounding land to graze livestock. Members of the Heard family lived here until 1944, when Robert Lee Baker (d. 1957) purchased the house. Designed in the Queen Anne style with a distinctive octagonal corner tower, it features Eastlake influences in the decorative porch millwork. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986
Heard-Baker House is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8796, -97.9469 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ragsdale-Jackman-Yarbrough House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rylander-Kyle House, Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Fort Street Presbyterian Church), and Caldwell-Kone-Hyatt House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209010281. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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