DITTO-DOWELL HOUSE
DITTO-DOWELL HOUSE
Historical marker application.
313 N. Benge Street. The history of the Ditto-Dowell house goes back to 1847 when George White bought the property from the State of Texas in exchange for surveying North Texas. In 1856 Dr. G. A. Foote, a first settler in Peters Colony and a nephew of Pres. George Washington, purchased the home. Sam Houston made a political speech from the balcony of the home. The present home was built in 1913, 10 large rooms, basement, large porches. It was the home of W. E. Ditto and his wife Mamie Dowell (m. 1919). Then it was the home of Mamie’s sister, Miss Ruth Dowell, a noted educator in the McKinney public schools.
Historical marker application.
313 N. Benge Street. The history of the Ditto-Dowell house goes back to 1847 when George White bought the property from the State of Texas in exchange for surveying North Texas. In 1856 Dr. G. A. Foote, a first settler in Peters Colony and a nephew of Pres. George Washington, purchased the home. Sam Houston made a political speech from the balcony of the home. The present home was built in 1913, 10 large rooms, basement, large porches. It was the home of W. E. Ditto and his wife Mamie Dowell (m. 1919). Then it was the home of Mamie’s sister, Miss Ruth Dowell, a noted educator in the McKinney public schools.
