Marker Inscription
Built in 1880, this house originally was the residence of Dr. John R. Smith, who served as the mayor of Corsicana from 1883 until 1885. During his term of office, Smith organized the volunteer fire department and helped Navarro County set up a poor farm at Petty's Chapel, where prisoners without money could work off their fines. In 1898 the home was purchased by Mrs. A. W. McCrery, a widow who brought her ten daughters and her mother-in-law to live here. The house remained in the McCrery family until 1967.
About this site
Smith-McCrery Home is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1984. 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 Dunn-Ransom 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 #5349011636. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
