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