James A. Fletcher House
Temple, Bell County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Bell County native James Andrew Fletcher (1858-1944) was a leading Temple businessman. In 1907, with his son Omar, he acquired a local business founded in 1881 by his brother-in-law Early Greathouse. It became the nucleus of Fletcher Enterprises, a prominent banking and industrial firm. This residence was designed and constructed for Fletcher and his wife Susan Jane in 1925 by Ernest Scrivener of San Antonio. It features a mixture of styles popular during the era. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Bell County native James Andrew Fletcher (1858–1944) rose to become a leading Temple businessman, in 1907 acquiring with his son Omar a business his brother-in-law had founded in 1881. It grew into Fletcher Enterprises, a prominent banking and industrial firm. San Antonio architect Ernest Scrivener designed this eclectic 1925 home for Fletcher and his wife Susan Jane, later named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Why it matters
The Fletcher house reflects the self-made merchant-bankers who powered the growth of young Texas railroad cities in the early twentieth century.
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Related people
- · James Andrew Fletcher
- · Omar Fletcher
- · Ernest Scrivener
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