Built 1896 by Horatio ("Rashe") Adams, noted citizen and public relations man in Washington, D. C. The contractor was A. A. White. After 1911, the house was called the "Dr. John W. Black Place," for its owner. It was later sold to Mrs. Willie L. Moreland. In 1924, the house was purchased by Miss Lil White, present owner. Victorian in style, structure had a separate Kitchen (now the garage) once supplied with water from a backyard artesian well. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
Adams-White Place
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Adams-White Place is a historical marker in Hearne, Robertson County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8743, -96.5911 near Hearne. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colored Graveyard in the Old Town of Hearne (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Philen House, First Baptist Church of Hearne, and St. Phillips Episcopal.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5395010896. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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