Marker Inscription
Alexander Gates Thomas (1877-1944), an English professor and authority on Texas folklore, and Lillian Johnson (1885-1966), an art professor, met as educators at Southwest Texas Normal School. Married late in life, the two were inspired on their honeymoon in the Cotswold region of England to pattern their home after the cottages there. They built this house themselves of native stone quarried near San Marcos. Of special interest are its 14-inch thick rock walls and its Tudor revival features, including the swept gable roof and arched lancet openings. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1997
About this site
Alexander Gates & Lillian Johnson Thomas House is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 1997. 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 29.8795, -97.9507 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Talmadge, George Henry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include McGehee, George Thomas, Joseph W. Earnest Home, and Belvin, Robert Hixon.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209011985. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
