Arnot House
Marshall, Harrison County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built in 1848 by Albert M. Arnot, a blacksmith, this house features characteristics of Greek revival and Creole styling. Four rooms were originally located on the main floor. The basement area, constructed above ground, housed a dining room, harness shop, and cellar. Later owners included Francis Lang, a German mill operator, Dora Bernstein (d. 1890), the wife of a local Jewish merchant, and Joseph Black (1881-1955), an Irish cobbler who built his shop here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1980
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Blacksmith Albert M. Arnot built this Marshall, Texas, house in 1848, blending Greek Revival and Creole styling with an above-ground basement that held a dining room, harness shop, and cellar. Its later owners read like a roster of immigrant America — a German mill operator, the wife of a local Jewish merchant, and an Irish cobbler who set up his shop on the property. Each left a mark on the home's long history.
Why it matters
The succession of German, Jewish, and Irish owners in a single antebellum Texas house reveals how immigrants of many origins built lives and livelihoods on the nineteenth-century frontier.
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Related people
- · Albert M. Arnot
- · Francis Lang
- · Dora Bernstein
- · Joseph Black
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