R. L. Warren House
Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Unusual mansion built 1904 by prominent residents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Warren. Architect was J. E. Flanders, Dallas; Keith & Co., Kansas City, stencilled interiors. House has 18 rooms, including a formal reception hall, two large drawing rooms, a conservatory; ten fireplaces; a basement and attic. Robert Lee Warren (1865-1952), a 1911-15 State Senator, entertained many leading Texans in his home. Bought 1969, house was restored by Mr. and Mrs. Murphy L. Crowell.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Robert Lee Warren and his wife built this striking eighteen-room mansion in 1904, hiring Dallas architect J. E. Flanders and a Kansas City firm to stencil its interiors. With formal reception hall, twin drawing rooms, a conservatory, and ten fireplaces, it was a showplace where Warren—a state senator from 1911 to 1915—entertained many leading Texans. The house was restored after 1969 by later owners.
Why it matters
The Warren House reflects the wealth and political ambition of small-city Texas elites in the early 1900s, whose grand homes doubled as stages for the state's civic and political life.
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Related people
- · Robert Lee Warren
- · J. E. Flanders
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