Briscoe, Site of the Home of Mrs. Andrew
Capitol at Crawford Street
Houston , 77002
Notes: Louis Lenz Inventory # 65 of 71; Dedicated by D.R.T./Daughters of The Republic of Texas, November 6, 1953, Bronze Plaque; ?? Port Building razed ?? NW corner of Capitol & Crawford now a parking lot; per DRT/ Jan VanDeVault 11-30-2008: (dedicated by Dorothy Knox Houghton) and has been for missing for many years. I first tried to find it about ten years ago and was told that it had been vandalized several times and then disappeared.
Directions: Bronze Plaque on the southeast corner of the Port Commission Building; building razed, NO plaque
Key Time Period: 1877 - 1892 Post-Reconstruction
Corretions/New Research: No data available
Marker Text: Site of the Home of Mrs. Andrew Briscoe in which was organized The Daughters of The Republic of Texas, November 6, 1891.
Dedicated by the Daughters of The Republic of Texas, November 6, 1953
Marker Type: D.R.T. Plaque
Historical Org: Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Key Map Information: 493 R
GPS Coordinates: 29 45.356, 95 21.492
Precinct No: 1
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