Historical Marker
Atkinson-Morris House
Marker installed: 1972
Built about 1890 by Jethro D. Atkinson, bank director and owner of Paris' first shoe store. Bought 1910 by social leaders, Dr. Eugene Felder Morris and wife Elizabeth.
A fine example of Victorian style prevailing here before the great 1916 Paris fire.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972.