Description: Photograph of 16 N. Sycamore taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991.

Description: Photograph of the 100 Block W. Gooch taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991.

Description: Photograph of the 100 Block W. Oak taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991.

Description: Photograph of 101 E. Kolstad taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991. Although the residential neighborhood north of the city’s central business district contains a high concentration of dwellings built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area also includes many 1910s and 1920s residences constructed as infill housing. This Craftsman bungalow is a prime example. The house remains virtually unaltered with its integrity intact. According to city directories, Daniel B. and May L. Wakefield owned this house from as early as 1926 through at least the early 1940s; they were also the primary residents during that period. Mr. Wakefield worked as a foreman in the electric shop for the I&GN Railroad, and later for Missouri Pacific.

Description: Photograph of 101 W. Green taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991. This 1-story frame dwelling exemplifies the modified L-plan house, a common plan type. The shingle siding in the front gable end is suggestive of the Queen Anne style. Porch Changes, such as the box columns and brick pedestals, detract somewhat from the property’s historic character, but the house still retains much of its integrity. Although this house dates to around the turn of the century, city directory research was only able to trace its occupancy to 1926-27, when the building was occupied by Mack and Louise Presley. Mr. Presley was an employee of the Pearlstone Grocery Company, located nearby at 100 S. Sycamore. After her husband’s death around 1930, Mrs. Presley lived here alone, through the 1940s.