George Thomas McGehee House
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Among the first settlers in the San Marcos area, George Thomas McGehee (1836-1926) moved here with his parents, Minerva (Hunt) and Thomas Gilmer McGehee, in 1846. He fought in the Civil War with Terry's Texas Rangers and served 3 terms in the State Legislature, 1887-91 and 1893-94. In 1895 he and his wife, Sarah Cherokee Woods McGehee (1849-1928), built this turreted Victorian residence. In 1949 it was bought and restored by Homer M. (1897-1972) and Vola Thompson. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1975
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
George Thomas McGehee arrived in the San Marcos area as a boy in 1846, among its earliest settlers. He rode with Terry's Texas Rangers in the Civil War, served three terms in the state legislature, and in 1895 crowned his standing by building this turreted Victorian residence with his wife Sarah. Restored in 1949 by the Thompson family, the house survives as a monument to a pioneer-turned-statesman.
Why it matters
The home ties one family's arc — frontier settler, Confederate cavalryman, lawmaker — to the settling of the Texas Hill Country, and its Victorian grandeur marks the prosperity that followed the pioneer generation.
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