Marker Details

Bartlett-Short Home, The

1722 East Avenue

Katy , 77493

Notes:

Katy Sesquicentennial marker; community marker series authorized by the state for the Texas Sesquicentennial; Reference - "Ancestral Homes of Katy", Katy Sesquicentennial Committee, 1986: Rosanne Stockdick Lopez, Historian, and Marilyn Frishman, Chairman (18 homes listed)

Directions: Home is on the east side of East Avenue, north of 11th Street; East Avenue is one block east of Avenue A

Key Time Period: 1893 - 1919 City Beautiful - WW I

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:

This home was built in 1902 by Frank Hart for William Bartlett. The current owners, Garber Short and Avadele Peck Short, resided in this home from the time of its purchase in 1946 to 1956. They still own the home. (1986)

Marker Type: Sesquicentennial Plaque on post

Historical Org: Texas Sesquicentennial (Community Marker)

Key Map Information: 444 Y

GPS Coordinates: 29 47.865, 95 49.190

Precinct No: 3

Marker No: 00237