Jesse Cooper House

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Marker No: 9042

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Marker Text: ​Tennessee native Jesse Eugene Cooper (1855-1944) came to Texas in 1876. The following year he helped establish a Georgetown newspaper, the "Williamson County Sun". In addition to his role as editor, he also founded a local bank and cottonseed oil mill. The C.S. Belford Lumber Co. built this home for Cooper and his wife second wife Sarah (Wilbarger) (d.1935), 1911-12. The American Foursquare design features rustic detailing of native limestone. (1988)

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 30° 38.548′ N, 97° 38.812′ W

Location: Wilbarger Point, north of SH 29, just west of northeast Inner Loop