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M. Kangerga House |
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501 N. High St., Henderson,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 9' 31.67012999988",
-94° 47' 48.96346999992"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Built 1901 by Michael Kangerga (1873-1962), a native of Croatia, Austria-Hungary, who settled in Henderson in 1887 and with his brother Rade Kangerga founded M. Kangerga & Bro., a mercantile and financial institution, 1895. In 1896 he married Lillian (1875-1951), daughter of Joseph S. and Ronda Tatum Gladney. He was a volunteer U. S. weather observer for 50 years (winning the John Campanius Holm Award) before he died in Henderson at age 89. House is an excellent example of turn-of-the-century design, virtually unaltered. George F. Barber & Co., Knoxville, Tennessee, architects. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
M. Kangerga House Historical Marker Location Map, Henderson, Texas
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