Trone-Ray-Lane House
Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This house is located on the 1824 land grant of one of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colonists, Henry Scott. It was built as a wedding gift in 1909 for rancher-banker Earl R. Trone and his wife. Her parents from Indiana had it constructed of pine and cypress with a granite foundation to withstand hurricanes and floods. In 1925 Taylor and Mattie N. ray bought the house. Taylor Ray served on the first Rosenberg Board of Aldermen and later as mayor. For 24 years he was president of the Rosenberg School Board. The house is now owned by Ray descendants, the Lanes. Incise in base: Restored in 1964 by the family of Milton Ray Lane
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This house stands on land that was part of the 1824 grant to Henry Scott, one of Stephen F. Austin's 'Old 300' colonists. Built in 1909 as a wedding gift for rancher-banker Earl R. Trone, it was constructed of pine and cypress on a granite foundation meant to weather hurricanes and floods. Later owner Taylor Ray served on Rosenberg's first Board of Aldermen, as mayor, and for 24 years as school board president; the home remains with his Ray-Lane descendants.
Why it matters
From an Old 300 land grant to generations of civic leaders, the house threads together the founding colonization of Texas and the growth of a modern town.
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Related people
- · Henry Scott
- · Earl R. Trone
- · Taylor Ray
- · Milton Ray Lane
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