Historical MarkerAbbott House
Hillsboro · Hill County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5217000067
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Marker Inscription
Jo Abbott and his wife, Rowena Sturgis Abbott, bought this property in 1883 and later built the house next door (west). Abbott was a county and district judge, congressman, and local banker. In 1899 this house (originally a T-plan) was on the property when it was conveyed to their banker son, James, and his wife, Nancy, at the birth of their first child. Additions in 1907, when they sold the house, and in 1918 resulted in the transitional classical-bungalow styling. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1986
About this site
Abbott House is a historical marker in Hillsboro, Hill County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0146, -97.1238 near Hillsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is McKinnon - Anderson House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brin House, Sims-Womack House, and St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217000067. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
