Historical Marker

Murphy Home

Historical marker location:
US 87, Nursery, Texas
( US 87, Nursery)
Marker installed: 1966

Built 1897 combining southern plantation and New England Saltbox styles of architecture.

Home of prominent Nursery citizens R. S. Fowler, John M. Horton, E.S. Jennings, Louie Carpenter,and for many years, W.M Murphy, Sr.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966.

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