| Marker Number |
10734 |
| Atlas Number |
5201010734 |
| Marker Title |
Moore Log House |
| Index Entry |
Moore Log House |
| Address |
440 Wilchester Blvd. |
| City |
Houston |
| County |
Harris |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
251531 |
| UTM Northing |
3296314 |
| Subject Codes |
parks; houses, residential buildings; cabins, log houses |
| Marker Year |
1996 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
House/marker is in Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, approx. three tenths mile west of Sam Houston Toll way; park entrance via United Methodist Church parking lot off of Memorial Drive; fence on west parking lot boundary marks sanctuary, gate mid-way along fence line; follow path to right & then left across foot bride to log cabin, marker on east side of building |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
In 1931-32 Edith L. Moore and her husband built this house of pine logs they cut from their land. The stone fireplace and chimney were built of sandstone curbstones salvaged from downtown Houston. Dairy farming and logging provided their livelihood. To safeguard this homesite along Rummel Creek as a nature sanctuary, she willed the log house and 17.5 acres to the Houston Audubon Society in 1975. |
