Marvin E. and Retta Ann Blackburn House
Junction, Kimble County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Collin County native Marvin E. Blackburn came to Junction in 1902 to serve as County Attorney, and he remained to practice law and serve as District Judge and four terms as a state legislator. He and his wife, Retta Ann (Daugherty), reared 11 children in this house, built in 1914 according to family history. The building's design represents a transition between Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. Features include a double gallery porch, paired windows, tripartite windows in the gable, and sidelights and transoms around the central doorway. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2004
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Marvin E. Blackburn arrived in Junction in 1902 as county attorney and stayed to become a district judge and four-term state legislator, raising eleven children with his wife Retta Ann in this home built in 1914. Its design bridges the ornate Queen Anne style and the more restrained Colonial Revival, with a double-gallery porch, paired and tripartite windows, and sidelights framing the central door. The house stands as a record of a leading family in the Hill Country town of Junction.
Why it matters
The home preserves a moment of architectural transition and the civic prominence of the families who built and led early-twentieth-century Texas communities.
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