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This residence was constructed in the 1890s by H. L. Scales, owner of a local gin and cottonseed oil mill. In 1911 it was purchased by John Thompson, president of the Corsicana National Bank. It became the home of banker and landowner Joe B. Fortson in the 1920s and remained in his family until 1976. The galleried house features Victorian and Classical Revival detailing and interior woodwork of walnut, maple, and redwood. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1980
Scales-Fortson House is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1980. 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 32.0946, -96.4690 near Corsicana. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Senator James H. Woods Home, Corsicana City Jail of 1908, and Westminster Presbyterian Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349011633. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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