Texas Historical Marker

Fry - Butcher House

Red Oak · Ellis County · placed 1992 · Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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Ellis County, Texas

The story

Sam and Sarah Jane "Jennie" Fry purchased 150 arces here in 1882. Aided by noted local carpenter Lewis Butcher, the Frys built this farmhouse in 1883. The house is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne architectural style and features a gable roof, turned-wood porch posts, and jig-sawn brackets and porch friezes.

The property eventually passed to George A. Butcher, Jennie's son from a previous marriage, and remained in the family until 1986.

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