| Marker Number |
7718 |
| Atlas Number |
5423007718 |
| Marker Title |
Major John Dean House |
| Index Entry |
Dean, Major John, House |
| Address |
|
| City |
Tyler |
| County |
Smith |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
273236 |
| UTM Northing |
3577435 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
take SH 31 west about 5 mi. to Spur 364, go south about .5 mi. to CR 1134, go west 1 mi. to CR 1141, go south on CR 1141 .6 mi. to house on west side of road |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
On land bought Jan. 22, 1863, by Frances Clarenda Rice Dean (1836-76) with Confederate pay sent home from Civil War post by husband, Major John Dean (1831-1902). Using Louisiana heart pine lumber that he himself milled and seasoned, Dean had house built in 1872. An ex-slave, Jesse Duckinfield, made and burned brick of farm clay. Finest in the community when finished, the house remains in builder's family a century later. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972 |
