Historical Marker

McCuistion Home

Marker installed: 1965

Built 1858 as story and a half home by early doctor, A. S. Johnson. Remodelled 1907.

Occupied in 1916 by Dr. L. P. McCuistion (1869-1947), 57 years a physician, who founded the sanitarium of Paris in 1914 and led in development of Paris as a hospital center.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965.

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