| Marker Number |
12406 |
| Atlas Number |
5037012406 |
| Marker Title |
Phillip A. Dalby Homestead |
| Index Entry |
Dalby, Phillip A., Homestead |
| Address |
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| City |
DeKalb vicinity |
| County |
Bowie |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
11 miles south of DeKalb on US 259, then 3.3 mi. west on County Line Rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
In Dalby family since 1841. On land given Dalby by Republic of Texas. Original room (northeast part of house) is of oak logs pegged together. Logs and floor boards were hand-hewn. By 1856 Dalby had 8 children. House, then enlarged, was scene of singings, socials, quiltings, logrollings. Teachers boarded here. Freighters camped in yard. Passed to Phillip Dalby's son, A. J., 1872; his grandson, Clyde N., 1927. Remodeled in 1948. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966. |
