Sunday-Moore House
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas
Marker Inscription
George J. Sunday, an early area sawmill worker, and his wife Aletha built this home in the 1890s on land his father bought in 1870. In 1906 it was purchased by Alabama native Will Moore and his wife Mary, who farmed here until the late 1920s. The board and batten house, which features a dog-trot hallway, is representative of the homes occupied by the small landowners and Depression-era sharecroppers of the area. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Sawmill worker George J. Sunday and his wife Aletha built this board-and-batten home in the 1890s on land his father had purchased in 1870. In 1906 Alabama native Will Moore and his wife Mary bought it and farmed the place into the late 1920s. With its dog-trot hallway, the modest house typifies the dwellings of small landowners and Depression-era sharecroppers.
Why it matters
It preserves the everyday architecture of working families—sawmill hands, small farmers, and sharecroppers—whose labor built rural Texas.
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Related people
- · George J. Sunday
- · Will Moore
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