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Historical Marker
Fort House
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About this site
Fort House is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5540, -97.1270 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church of Waco (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waco University, Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building, and St. James United Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309001990. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This Greek Revival mansion was built in 1868 by Colonel William Aldridge Fort, a wealthy planter and merchant who came to the Waco area from Alabama in 1854. Constructed of locally made pink brick with fluted Ionic columns, it reflected Fort's prominence as a founder of Waco National Bank and the owner of the city's first transit line. The Junior League of Waco purchased and restored the home in 1956, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Sources: wacohistory.orgsah-archipedia.org
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