Marker Details

Morrison-Freeman Home, The

5502 East Fifth Street at 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 corner of East Fifth and East Avenue, northwest corner of the intersection; the Marker is near the street in front of the home

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

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:

This home was built in 1898 by Frank Hart and Milton Campbell for William Patrick Morrison. The home stands crooked to the street due to the 1900 hurricane which blew it off its foundation blocks. In 1920 W. E. Freeman bought this home and made additions to the structure. Joyce Morrison Cardiff, granddaughter of the original owner, bought this home in November of 1980 and still owns it. (1986)

Marker Type: Sesquicentennial Plaque on post

Historical Org: Texas Sesquicentennial (Community Marker)

Key Map Information: 444 Y

GPS Coordinates: 29 47.401, 95 49.207

Precinct No: 3

Marker No: 00239