Historic plaque - R. A. Ragland House

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TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
TEXAS
OFFICIAL HISTORICAL MEDALLION
R. A. RAGLAND HOUSE
IN 1882 R. A. RAGLAND (1858 - 1938) CAME TO SWEETWATER AS ONE OF THE TOWN'S FIRST LAWYERS. HE SERVED AS CITY COMMISSIONER, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND COUNTY ATTORNEY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH R. C. CRANE HE SET UP A LAW OFFICE AND ABSTRACT FIRM. IN 1906 HE HAD THIS HOUSE BUILT FOR HIS WIFE LUELLA MADDOX RAGLAND. THE HOME IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE. THE CHAPEL AND BRICK ADDITION TO THE FRONT WERE BUILT WHEN THE RESIDENCE SERVED AS A MORTUARY.
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1979.
Creator(s): Belden, Dreanna L.
Location(s): United States - Texas - Nolan County - Sweetwater
Creation Date: August 7, 2005
Partner(s):
UNT Libraries
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Photographing Texas
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Creator (Photographer):
Belden, Dreanna L.
Historic plaque - R. A. Ragland House
Original Creation Date: August 7, 2005
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Place
United States - Texas - Nolan County - Sweetwater
Era
Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
Date
2005  
Description:

TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
TEXAS
OFFICIAL HISTORICAL MEDALLION
R. A. RAGLAND HOUSE
IN 1882 R. A. RAGLAND (1858 - 1938) CAME TO SWEETWATER AS ONE OF THE TOWN'S FIRST LAWYERS. HE SERVED AS CITY COMMISSIONER, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND COUNTY ATTORNEY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH R. C. CRANE HE SET UP A LAW OFFICE AND ABSTRACT FIRM. IN 1906 HE HAD THIS HOUSE BUILT FOR HIS WIFE LUELLA MADDOX RAGLAND. THE HOME IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE. THE CHAPEL AND BRICK ADDITION TO THE FRONT WERE BUILT WHEN THE RESIDENCE SERVED AS A MORTUARY.
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1979.
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UNT Libraries
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Collection:
Photographing Texas
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: dscn1365
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth5277
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image