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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Barron-Veazey House]

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Barron-Veazey House in Van Alstyne, Texas. Text: Influenced by the prairie school of architecture in its form and its large, overhanging eaves, this home was built in 1905 for the family of Walter and Pearl Barron. A local merchant and banker, Barron sold the house in 1920 to hardware merchant R. Lee Veazey, in whose family it remained until 1965. Classical details such as the wraparound porch, fluted Corinthian columns, and Sullivanesqu… more

Date: 2011-12/2012-03

Creator: West, Carolyn Effie

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: President Roosevelt's Visit to Grayson County]

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for President Roosevelt's Visit to Grayson County in Sherman, Texas. Text: One of the most festive events in Sherman's early history, Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 appearance here marked the first visit of a President of the United States to Grayson county. Traveling to San Antonio to attend a reunion of the "Rough Riders" - his special troops in the Spanish-American War - Roosevelt stopped first in Denison on that same day, April 5, and was th… more