Historical Marker
The Isgrig House
Historical marker location:
436 Smith Street, Columbus, Texas
( 436 Smith Street. RTHL medallion reported missing Jun. 2017.)
Marker installed: 1973
Late Victorian house with art glass windows, shingled gables, ornate gingerbread trim. Large rooms have 12-foot ceilings. Built in 1898 of clear lumber, hand-picked by the owner, John H. Luck, assisted by Jeff Tanner, a highly respected Negro builder working out of lumber yard of S. K. Seymour. B. F. Isgrig bought the property in 1916; descendants, including a son, Nathan Powderly Isgrig, have since occupied and preserved it. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1973.