Lumpkin-Woodruff House
Meridian, Bosque County, Texas
Marker Inscription
South Carolina native James J. Lumpkin (b. 1852) settled in Meridian in 1878. He established a medical practice and pharmacy, and was a prominent landowner. He married Ida Etoile (Fuller) (d. 1954), daughter of Moses W. Fuller (1830-1868), a successful Meridian businessman, and they became civic leaders and benefactors of the town. The Lumpkins' home, built in 1898, was a center of social life and activities. After their deaths, Frank Woodruff, Mrs. Lumpkin's cousin, owned the residence. The octagonal corner tower reflects the original Eastlake style of the structure. (1982)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
South Carolina native Dr. James J. Lumpkin settled in Meridian in 1878, building a medical practice, pharmacy, and considerable landholdings. With his wife Ida Etoile Fuller he became a civic leader and benefactor, and the couple's 1898 home—marked by an octagonal Eastlake corner tower—became a center of the town's social life. After their deaths the residence passed to Mrs. Lumpkin's cousin, Frank Woodruff.
Why it matters
The house embodies the prosperity and Victorian tastes of the leading families who shaped small Texas towns in the late nineteenth century.
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Related people
- · James J. Lumpkin
- · Ida Etoile Fuller
- · Frank Woodruff
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