Details for Randolph-Field Place
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5395010938
Data
Marker Number | 10938 |
Atlas Number | 5395010938 |
Marker Title | Randolph-Field Place |
Index Entry | Randolph-Field Place |
Address | 800 China |
City | Calvert |
County | Robertson |
UTM Zone | |
UTM Easting | |
UTM Northing | |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1970 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | One of Calvert's earliest houses, Greek revival in style. Built about 1871 by George F. Randolph, local merchant, said to have been a kinsman of U. S. President Thomas Jefferson. Randolph and his bride, Lucy Garrett, lived here until he died in 1873 yellow fever epidemic. The widow married (1878) Scott Field, a rising statesman who in 1887-91 was a United States Congressman. House remained in the Field family until 1941. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970 |