Historic Place

Grierson-Sproul House

Fort Davis · Jeff Davis County · Dedicated 1982 · THC Atlas #2082004508

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Marker Inscription

Architecture

About this site

Grierson-Sproul House is a historic place in Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 31 historic sites cataloged in Jeff Davis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.

The site sits at 30.5905, -103.9051 near Fort Davis. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trueheart House (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Fort Davis, Methodist Church Building, and Jeff Davis County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2082004508. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Grierson-Sproul House in Fort Davis was built in 1908 by Benjamin Henry "Harry" Grierson, Jr., son of Colonel Benjamin Grierson, who commanded the African American Tenth U.S. Cavalry (the Buffalo Soldiers) at Fort Davis and settled the family in the area. The one-story, L-shaped house is built partly of local pink volcanic tuff and was extensively rebuilt in 1914 after a 1912 fire, work carried out by Franklin Lee Sproul, Jeff Davis County sheriff from 1914 until he was killed pursuing robbery suspects in 1933. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org griersonhouse.com atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 30.5905, -103.9051 · Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County

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