Cora Jackman Donalson House

Cora Frances Jackman (b. 1853) was the daughter of Sidney Drake and Martha (Slavin) Jackman. Her father, a Confederate general during the Civil War and later a state representative and U.S. Marshal, settled his family in Hays County in 1865. Cora married Chauncey B. Donalson, owner of the 738-acre Live Oak Springs Ranch. After the death of her husband, Cora had Wallace Bros. Lumber Company of Kyle build this house in 1913 from a Radford Architectural Company plan book. The two-story residence features Queen Anne and classical revival detailing in its cross gables, ionic columns, bay windows and entry with transom and side lights. No significant changes have been made to the house since the 1930s.

Cora Jackman Donalson House is a historical marker in Kyle, Hays County, dedicated in 2009. 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 29.9882, -97.8797 near Kyle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kyle Auction Oak (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Porter, Katherine Anne, First Baptist Church of Kyle, and Young, D. A..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015989. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.