Historical Marker
L. T. Lester Home
Historical marker location:
310 8th St, Canyon, Texas
( 310 8th Street, Canyon)
Marker installed: 1967
Built 1904; mantel pieces for 4 fireplaces, 2 marble lavatories bought in Kansas City, Mo. Site of political, social, church gatherings. Lester - buffalo hunter and cattleman - settled here, 1889; opened first bank, 1900. Active in civic affairs, he helped bring West Texas State University here, 1910.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.