DAVIS HOUSE
Historical marker, 1990
DAVIS HOUSE
JOHN N. DAVIS, A TRAVELING BUGGY
SALESMAN, AND HIS WIFE MAGGIE
(HAMILTON) HAD THIS HOUSE BUILT
IN 1902. THEIR SEVEN CHILDREN WERE
BORN HERE, ALTHOUGH ONLY THREE
LIVED TO ADULTHOOD. AFTER MAGGIE’S
DEATH IN 1908, HER MOTHER, CORNELIA
ALLEN HAMILTON, MOVED IN TO HELP
WITH THE CHILDREN. THE HOUSE RE-
MAINED IN THE DAVIS FAMILY UNTIL
1978. THE L-PLAN VERNACULAR STRUC-
TURE FEATURES AN EXTENDED BAY AT
THE FRONT AND A WRAPAROUND PORCH
Surname Index
Recommended
Citation:
"Davis house,
EARLY SETTLERS OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin County, Texas History
and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
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