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TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKERS

​Allin House

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Marker Text: ​Born in Chicago, Illinois, Emma Barker (1865-1955) was reared in Wisconsin and moved to Copperas Cove between 1885 and 1887 when her father obtained a land patent from the state.
Jouett Allin (1868-1936) was born in Kentucky. He arrived in Texas at age 17 and worked for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad. They married in 1890 in Copperas Cove. Both Emma and Jouett continued to work for the railroad for several years.
The Allins eventually settled in Copperas Cove and Jouett Allin became the town's first mayor when it was incorporated in 1913. He and Emma built their first home that same year on land she inherited from her mother.
Designed by architect H. D. Pampel of Temple, this structure is an excellent example of the craftsman style, with features such as a frame construction bungalow plan with a three-bay front porch with box columns, a gable roof and a palladian window. The house was among the most prominent homes in Copperas Cove.
In addition to his mayoral service, Jouett Allin was a banker, city alderman, landowner and member of several fraternal organizations, swerving as both worshipful master and grand master in area masonic lodges. Emma Barker Allin worked as an attorney and schoolteacher. She was well known in Copperas Cove as a church, civic and social leader. The Allins are interred in the Copperas Cove city cemetery. Their house was sold to cousins in 1953 and remained in the family until it was purchased by the city in 1986. (1998)
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Marker No: 14810
Aluminum 27 x 42 Subject Marker
Texas Historical Landmark
Geographic: 31.126617,-97.901367
Location: 401 North Main Street, Copperas Cove
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  • Wilson Chapel Methodist Church
  • Marian Anderson High School
  • Alfred M. Hallmark
  • No 57: Old San Antonio Road
  • Zephyr Cemetery
  • Zephyr Gospel Tabernacle
  • First Baptist Church of Zephyr
  • Military Road
  • Zephyr Presbyterian Church
  • Burkett Pecan Tree
  • Hittson Ranch
  • Callahan City Cemetery
  • Admiral Baptist Church
  • Belle Plaine Cemetery
  • Ross Cemetery
  • The Prew House
  • Brooke Smith
  • Minnie Fisher Cunningham
  • Ebenezer Baptist Church
  • Dodge
  • Site of Andrew Female College
  • Glendale Cemetery
  • Community of Fodice
  • Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba
  • B. T. Brown House
  • German Methodist Church/First Fire Station
  • Providence Church and Cemetery
  • Packsaddle Mountain
  • Homesite of W. F. Heller, Pioneer Farmer
  • The Bosque-Larios Expedition
  • No. 60 Old San Antonio Road
  • No. 56 Old San Antonio Road
  • No. 59 Old San Antonio Road
  • Texas Central Railroad
  • Center City Community
  • Orla
  • Fairview Cemetery
  • Anderson County in the Civil War
  • Leander
  • Oveta Culp Hobby and the Women's Army Corps
  • Jacob Haller House
  • James M. Holt
  • Washington-on-the Brazos
  • Donigan House
  • Fort Worth Stock Yards Entrance
  • Smithfield Baptist Church
  • Elite Cafe
  • Joseph Brooks Home
  • Phair Cemetery
  • Witting School
  • Pioneer Bank Building
  • Whitney Memorial Park
  • Site of Alvarado School, Church and Union Building
  • Two Sheriffs of Mason County
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