Applewhite House

Historical marker location:

Chappell Hill, Texas

( At Church and Chesnut Streets, Chappell Hill.)

Marker installed: 1968

Built 1852 by minister, lawyer and teacher, Isaac Applewhite, whose hobby was carpentry. Hand-hewn native cedar construction. Typical Victorian architecture.

Builder also operated a steam saw mill and grist mill with F. J. Cooke.

houses residential buildings Victorian (architectural style)

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