Falconer Home
Marlin, Falls County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Constructed in 1880, this home originally housed a private boys' school known as Stafford Military Academy. When financial difficulties forced the school to close in 1886, it was purchased as a residence by Willis Lang Falconer, who had moved to Marlin from Mississippi in 1885. Falconer's family became well-known for its community service and maintained the home for more than 80 years. An interesting feature of the house is its formal Doric temple facade.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Constructed in 1880, this house first served as the Stafford Military Academy, a private boys' school. When financial trouble closed the academy in 1886, Willis Lang Falconer—who had come to Marlin from Mississippi in 1885—bought it as a family home, and the Falconers kept it for more than 80 years. Its formal Doric temple facade still marks it as a landmark.
Why it matters
It reflects how ambitious private academies rose and fell in frontier Texas towns, their buildings passing into the hands of the families who shaped the community.
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