Barton Home
Mitchell & Maple St., Calvert, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1909
EST. 1909
1909
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Barton Home.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Barton Home
After fire destroyed her earlier home, Minnie Walker Burnitt Barton, widow of plantation owner Francis Davis Barton, built this Classical Revival brick house in Calvert in 1909, with 18-inch walls and a slate roof meant to withstand disasters. Its colonnaded porches and balconies wrapped three sides of the house. The three Barton daughters hosted large house parties there.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Barton Home
After her home north of Calvert was destroyed by fire, Minnie Walker Burnitt Barton, widow of plantation owner Francis Davis Barton, built this structure in 1909. She intended the brick home with slate roof to withstand as many natural disasters as possible. Classical revival in style, the house boasts colonnaded porches and balconies on three sides, 18-inch exterior walls, and 12-foot ceilings. The three Barton daughters hosted large house parties here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010902
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