Joe and Lois Perkins Estate
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
Marker Inscription
The Joe and Lois Perkins Estate is one of many surviving symbols of the legacy of the Perkins and Prothro families. The Tudor Revival home was designed by Fooshee and Cheek with a steep-pitched roof, arcaded loggias and steel casement windows. It was made of Oklahoma sandstone, wire cut brick, Siam imported shingles and steel casement wi[n]dows. Designed by Hare and Hare, original landscaping included a small pond, rustic stone bridge and brick and cast stone pylons with ornamental iron fencing. In 1941, the Joe and Lois Perkins Foundation was established to support charities in the local community and across Texas. Now the Perkins Prothro Foundation continues that mission. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK – 2015
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Tudor Revival estate, designed by the Dallas firm Fooshee and Cheek with steep roofs, arcaded loggias, and steel casement windows, was home to Joe and Lois Perkins, whose 1941 foundation began a long tradition of local and statewide giving. Set among landscaping by Hare and Hare, the house survives as a symbol of the Perkins and Prothro families' enduring philanthropy, carried on today by the Perkins Prothro Foundation.
Why it matters
The estate marks how early-20th-century Texas fortunes were channeled into permanent charitable foundations that still shape their communities generations later.
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