The Sawyer House
Livingston, Polk County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This home was built in 1900 by Albert Leroy "Roy" Sawyer (d. 1958) for his bride, Estella Marshall Sawyer (1882-1964). Sawyer was an investor in land, cotton gins, and local utilities. Mrs. Sawyer, known to her neighbors as "Miss Stella," came to Texas with her family from Mississippi. the large one-story frame residence features an extended front side bay, front boxed bay window, side bay window, and a wraparound porch with paired pillars on brick pedestals. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1987
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1900 by land-and-cotton investor Roy Sawyer for his bride Estella, the Sawyer House is a fine example of the ample frame residences that prosperous small-town Texans raised at the turn of the century. Its wraparound porch, paired pillars, and bays reflect the era's taste. Estella, 'Miss Stella' to her neighbors, had come to Texas with her family from Mississippi.
Why it matters
The home reflects the wealth and confidence of Texas's cotton-and-utilities economy as the state modernized around 1900.
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Related people
- · Albert Leroy "Roy" Sawyer
- · Estella Marshall Sawyer
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