Cage Home
Stephenville, Erath County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Merchant, rancher, and banker J. H. Cage bought this property in 1876 and moved his family into an existing house. After his death in 1912, his children had the house moved and in 1913 built this home for their mother, Janie. Designed by the Fort Worth architectural firm of Sanguinet & Staats, the Cage home exhibits Colonial Revival styling with Prairie School influences and features beveled glass, two-story brick piers, and one-story octagonal columns. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Merchant, rancher, and banker J.H. Cage bought this Stephenville property in 1876, and after his death his children built this house in 1913 for their mother, Janie. Designed by the noted Fort Worth firm of Sanguinet & Staats, it blends Colonial Revival styling with Prairie School touches, showing off beveled glass, two-story brick piers, and octagonal columns. It was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1983.
Why it matters
The home reflects the prosperity of Gilded Age Texas businessmen and the reach of professional architects into small towns, marking the transition of the frontier into settled, moneyed communities.
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- · J. H. Cage
- · Janie Cage
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