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Birge-Ellis-Hodges-Wolfe-Lough House  622 W. Birge Sherman, Texas Birge-Ellis-Hodges-Wolfe-Lough
House, 622 W. Birge, Sherman, of which Rick Wright designed the
restoration in 1985. Coincidentally, it was built by Rick's
great-uncle W. W. Birge in 1910. The house earned a
first-place award
from the Sherman Preservation League in 1991. By the way,
Rick's
great-great grandfather was N.A. “Cap’n” Birge, who settled in Sherman
in 1874. ~ ~ ~ Courtesy of Rick Wright, Architect.
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Native Noble Allen Birge (1832 - 1902) came to Texas prior to the Civil
War. Settling in Jefferson with his wife and children, he was
the
first elected Sheriff of Marion County in 1860.
Following his service as a Captain in the Confederate Army, Birge became a leading businessman in Jefferson. The owner of a livery stable and numerous city lots, he was an active civic leader involved in such endeavors as a railroad company and a havigation company. The Birge family moved to Grayson County in 1874, settling first on a farm north of Sherman. N.A. Birge soon became a prominent local businessman and industralist, operating a large cotton brokerage firm and other cotton related businesses. This home was built for Birge in 1896. Shortly after the Great Sherman Tornato destroyed an 1877 structure on the same site, exhibiting both Queen Anne and Classical Revival Style influences. The house features flamboyant Classical Revival touches in its gables with garlands, giant order Roman ionice columns, pedimented (segmental arch) windows, and smaller columns that are half-doric and half-turned. The home remained in the Birge Family until 1969. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 19 National Register of Historic Places Historical Marker Sherman History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |