Twelve Oaks
Salado, Bell County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Greek Revival mansion built of stone from adjacent land, for B.D. McKie, Texas doctor who fought and was wounded in Mexican and Civil Wars. Restoration by parents of Lt. Henry Clay de Grummond, Jr., World War II combat hero, is dedicated to his memory. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Twelve Oaks is a Greek Revival mansion in Salado, its walls raised from stone quarried on the adjacent land for Dr. B.D. McKie, a Texas physician who served and was wounded in both the Mexican War and the Civil War. Generations later the house was restored by the family of Lt. Henry Clay de Grummond, Jr., and dedicated to his memory as a World War II combat hero. Named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964, the home links three eras of American conflict through the lives tied to its stone walls.
Why it matters
The house embodies how a single Texas homestead can carry the memory of a family's service across a century of American wars, from the Mexican War to the Second World War.
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Related people
- · B.D. McKie
- · Henry Clay de Grummond, Jr.
Related events
- · Mexican-American War
- · Civil War
- · World War II
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