Marker Number |
8116 |
Atlas Number |
5473008116 |
Marker Title |
Plantation Home of Edwin Waller 1800--1883 |
Index Entry |
Waller, Edwin, Plantation Home of |
Address |
|
City |
Hempsted |
County |
Waller |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
783441 |
UTM Northing |
3332859 |
Subject Codes |
|
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
Business 290 on property of Marshall Ford car dealership |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
Marker Text |
Plantation Home of Edwin Waller (1800-1883). Member of the consultation in 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. First mayor of the City of Austin. Member of the Secession Convention in 1861. On this property, acquired during the Republic, he resided from 1846 for many years. |