| Marker Number |
6833 |
| Atlas Number |
5113006833 |
| Marker Title |
Rawlins Homestead |
| Index Entry |
Rawlins Homestead |
| Address |
|
| City |
Lancaster |
| County |
Dallas |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
709264 |
| UTM Northing |
3606800 |
| Subject Codes |
Greek Revival (Architectural style); houses, residential buildings; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
FM 342 and Lancaster-Hutchins Rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
In 1845 Roderick Rawlins the elder settled this area. His son Roderick A. Rawlins (1833 - 1910) married his teacher, Virginia Bledsoe, daughter of the founder of Lancaster. They started this house in 1855. After serving as a Confederate officer during the Civil War (1861-65), Capt. Rawlins rebuilt his home in the popular Greek Revival style. It stood halfway between Waxahachie and Dallas. Travelers obtained water and sometimes camped at its well. RTHL - 1964 |
