Ende-Gaillard House

Historical marker location:

American Cotton Museum, Paul Matthew Blvd., just off IH-30, Greenville, Texas

( American Cotton Museum, Paul Matthew Blvd., just off IH-30)

Marker installed: 2002

Ende-Gaillard House

German native Charles Frederick von Ende (b. 1832) came to Greenville in 1857 and established a mercantile business on the town square. He became one of the community's most active civic leaders, serving on the school board and city council, and helping to establish the local Odd Fellows lodge. In 1857-1859, Ende built this home for his bride, Amelia Reinecker. Their daughter, Louise, and her husband, Dr. David l. Gaillard, bought the home in 1883. After Louise's death in 1945, the house became part of a lumberyard and was threatened with demolition. Originally located just north of the courthouse square, the Ende-Gaillard House was moved to a city park in 1957 and then to the American Cotton Museum in 1996.

(2002).

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