The A. B. Pierce Home
Matagorda County, Matagorda County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built 1909 for A.B. Pierce, who with father cofounded town of blessing in 1902. Pierce was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He and wife, Adelaide, had four sons. Home was gathering place for area civic leaders. The Rt. Rev. C.S. Quin, Episcopal Bishop, Diocese of Texas, often visited here. Mrs. Pierce was co-organizer and first president, Matagorda County Federation of Women's Clubs -- founded in this home, 1916. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1909 for A. B. Pierce, a Spanish-American War veteran who helped found the town of Blessing, this home became a gathering place for the area's civic leaders and visiting Episcopal clergy. It was here in 1916 that Pierce's wife Adelaide co-organized the Matagorda County Federation of Women's Clubs and served as its first president. The house has been a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1968.
Why it matters
The home marks the rise of organized women's civic life in early-twentieth-century rural Texas.
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Related people
- · A. B. Pierce
- · Adelaide Pierce
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