Marker Details

Dyer House, Old


11510 South Garden

Missouri City , 77071

Notes:
Directions: This section of S. Garden accessible only from Beltway 8 feeder road northbound, exit S. Gesner & U-turn at old Hwy 90 coming from Hwy 59; marker on home, to right of front door

Key Time Period: 1877 - 1892 Post-Reconstruction

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text: 1890 Victorian home, of heart pine and cypress, built with square nails. Erected in Richmond, Texas. J. T. Dyer, builder, had crew desert him during murders in Jaybird-Woodpecker feud, a war for political rights. Moved to present site, 1963.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Marker Type: RTHL Marker
Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)

Key Map Information: 570 F

GPS Coordinates: 29 38.228, 95 31.539

Precinct No: 1

Marker No: 10653