C.C. Abney House
Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built in 1883 by P. M. Hargraves. Methodist parsonage, 1913-27. Construction featured beaded wainscoting and carved beveled glass. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1883 in the young Hill Country town of Lampasas, this house reflects the craftsmanship of its era with beaded wainscoting and carved beveled glass. From 1913 to 1927 it served as a Methodist parsonage, tying the residence to the religious life of a growing central Texas community. It was recognized as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964.
Why it matters
Modest frontier-era homes-turned-parsonages trace how faith, family, and settlement anchored small Texas towns as the state matured in the Gilded Age.
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