Matthew Cartwright House (Terrell, Texas)

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Matthew Cartwright House
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The house in 2012
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Location505 Griffith Avenue, Terrell, Texas
Coordinates 32°44′44″N96°17′04″W / 32.74556°N 96.28444°W / 32.74556; -96.28444 (Matthew Cartwright House)
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1883 (1883)
NRHP reference No. 79002988 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1979

The Matthew Cartwright House is a historic house in Terrell, Texas. It was built in 1882-1883 for Matthew Cartwright, a rancher and banker. [2] [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 4, 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Swett Henson, Margaret; Parmelee, Deolece (1993). The Cartwrights of San Augustine: Three Generations of Agrarian Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth-Century Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association. p. 296. ISBN   9780876111291. OCLC   28379243.
  3. "Victorian home, built by banker and rancher Matthew Cartwright in 1883 in Terrell, Texas, in Kaufman County, east of Dallas". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 28, 2019.