Kennedy-Peterson House
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Marker Text: This home was built in 1914 for seven-term Texas state representative and speaker of the house Austin Milton Kennedy (1866 - 1914), who moved here to assist with his struggles with tuberculosis. Kennedy lived here only three months and died on July 19, 1914. Rancher and businessman Sid Peterson (1868 - 1939) and his wife, Myrta (Goss) Peterson (1881 - 1951), Purchased the house in 1919. Well- known in the Hill Country, the Peterson Family established a charitable foundation in 1949. Built in Victorian free classic style, the house features a large wrap-around porch, gabled roof, original columns, original beveled glass door and pine wood drop siding. (2017)
Marker No: 18623
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
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Texas Historic Landmark
Geographic:
Location: 840 Earl Garrett Street, Kerrville
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