Marker Inscription
A native of Kentucky, Ewing Eric Dunn (1835-1917) came to Texas in 1850. He served as Navarro County deputy sheriff, 1854-1858, and joined the Confederate army during the Civil War. In 1866 he built the first portion of this frame house. Dunn was county sheriff from 1876 to 1884. S. M. Ransom, a grocer, enlarged the residence in 1890 and added the wraparound porch, fish scale shingling, and stained glass. Five generations of the Ransom family lived here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
About this site
Dunn-Ransom Home is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0898, -96.4787 near Corsicana. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smith-McCrery Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Callicut, Judge John S., Rosenberg Family, and Fire Station No. 2.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349011618. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
