Holman Home
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Marker Inscription
William Lee Holman (1863-1932) moved to Corsicana in 1908 to become the manager of the Southland Cotton Oil Mill. He built this home in 1914,and it remained in his family for eighteen years. The classical revival style house also exhibits late Victorian and Prairie School elements. Occupied in later years by other Corsicana residents, the home's association with the Holman family reflects the city's early growth as a cotton center. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
William Lee Holman came to Corsicana in 1908 to manage the Southland Cotton Oil Mill, part of the boom that made the town an early Texas center for cotton and oil. In 1914 he built this classical revival home, touched with late Victorian and Prairie School details, and his family kept it for eighteen years. The house reflects the prosperity of a city rising on the cotton trade.
Why it matters
Homes like Holman's map the wealth that industrial agriculture brought to turn-of-the-century Texas towns, when cotton processing built both fortunes and civic identity.
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