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Marker Text: ​Pearl C. Matthews purchased this property in 1900 when he and his brother Will, owners of a McKinney department store, opened a second establishment in Ennis. He and his wife Virgie (Thompson) lived in a cottage at this site until 1908 when they constructed the present house. Harry Atwood (1873-1948), a native of Arkansas, purchased the home in 1917. His wife Bessie (Craig) deeded the residence to their son Felix Atwood (1908-1974) in 1955. A Lieutenant Colonel during World War II, Atwood lived here and maintained a law office in Dallas. (1980)

Marker No: 7121

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 32.328854, -96.631409

Location: 307 North Sherman Street, Ennis