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The Bickham House |
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Shelbyville,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 45' 52.81662999996",
-94° 3' 2.23949000016"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
On site of J. M. Crawford home, built 1850, razed by fire, 1885. Erected by Crawford's stepson, Frederick Lee Bickham (1866-1907), prominent landowner and rancher, in 1885-88. Here he and his wife, Nevada Levonia Mhoon, brought up their children and Bickham's stepsisters and stepbrothers. Timber (cedar, cypress, and heart pine) for house was cut on the property. In 1972, N. O. Thomas bought, restored, and renamed the house Welcome Hall. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
The Bickham House Historical Marker Location Map, Shelbyville, Texas
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