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Henry M. and Annie V. Trueheart House

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1898. 601 W. Court Ave.

After the fort closed in 1891, the town of Fort Davis promoted itself to the rest of Texas as a place to beat the summer heat. This house was built by Galveston businessman Henry M. Trueheart, the first real estate credit broker in Texas and a major landowner with holdings statewide. The Trueheart House and the two-story adobe Dr. Jones House (600 W. Court) are among the many substantial cottages built to accommodate summer residents. The adobe and wood Trueheart House is built on a sloping base of rubble stone. A wide gallery wraps the front of the house, connected to a gable-ended porte-cochere. Where gallery and porte-cochere meet, there is a circular gazebo with a conical roof.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Veranda Historic Inn (Hotel Lembert)
Jeff Davis County Courthouse and Jail
Hotel Limpia
First Presbyterian Church
Fort Davis National Historic Site

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Henry M. and Annie V. Trueheart House", [Fort Davis, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-FV30.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 449-449.

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