Louisiana native Henry O. Ager (1852-1924) first came to Liberty in the 1870s before returning in 1884 as a druggist. While visiting Chicago for the 1893 World’s Fair, he met Bridgett E. Garrity (1867-1931), whom he married in 1903. The couple moved into this house on the lot northeast of the drugstore in 1905. Mr. Ager also served as county clerk, school board president and president of the First State Bank of Liberty. He and his wife raised their two sons here; Mrs. Ager and son Henry O. Ager, Jr. Opened the Ager Theatre in 1925. Today the house remains in the family after more than a century. The two-story classical revival-style home features cypress construction, a wraparound gallery and railing, and decorative gables and transoms. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2011
Henry O. Ager Home
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Henry O. Ager Home is a historical marker in Liberty, Liberty County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Liberty County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0607, -94.7947 near Liberty. The nearest cataloged historic site is Edward Thomas Branch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liberty Masonic Lodge No. 48, A. F. & A. M., Liberty Methodist Church, and Plaza de Carcel, y Casas de Correccion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016900. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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