Description: Photograph of 107 W. Crawford taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991.

Description: Photograph of 110 E. Pine taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991. One of the most popular kinds of historic residences in Palestine is the modified L-plan house. This form was built locally from the 1890s to the 1910s, and almost 200 still survive in the city’s neighborhoods. This property is noteworthy because of its Queen Anne-style trim (seen most prominently in the gable end and on the porch) and the lack of substantive changes to the building’s interior. According to one owner, this house was built for Homer C. and Emma Murphey around 1908. During the 1920s through the 1940s Mr. Murphey owned and operated the Old Town Drug Store (later the H.C. Murphey Drug Store), located at 501 N. Church on the courthouse square. The Murphey family lived here until 1977.

Description: Photograph of 111 E. Pine taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991.

Description: Photograph of 111 W. Spring taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991. Alterations have destroyed much of the historic character on the ground floor of this brick commercial building; however, the second story appears to be virtually unchanged since the store’s construction in 1878. Architectural embellishments, such as the segmented-arched hoodmolds, quoins along the side of the front, and the elaborately detailed parapet, present an outstanding example of the Victorian Italianate style. The Hinzie Building is considered the oldest commercial building in downtown Palestine which retains most of its original façade. It was built by real estate dealer Martin Hinzie in 1878. Early tenants included members of the Hinzie family, such as Herbert M. Hinzie, Sr., who was vice-president of the Palestine Title Association and also was a certified public accountant, who had offices here during the mid-1920s. Other tenants included the A. Barro Dry Goods Store during the 1920s; the Pennington Grocery & Market during the mid-1930s; and the J.M. Johnson Jewelry & Music Store during the early 1940s.

Description: Photograph of 14 W. Dallas taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991. Most of the city’s modified L-plan houses have Queen Anne-style features; however, this modest dwelling has a wrap-around porch with Doric columns that are suggestive of the Classical Revival style. The duplex has changed little since its construction and remains a good example of a vernacular house of the early 20th century. According to city directories, this houses were occupied by a rapid succession of renters during their early years. Some of these included G.S. Bryant, a superintendent at the Palestine Oil Mill Fertilizer Company, and his wife Sallie, in 1926; Webster H. and Ola Connor in 1935; and C.B. Blanakin, a brakeman for Missouri Pacific, and his wife Beatrice, in 1941.