Hill - Robberson House - Richardson
Located at Owens Country Farm on Plano Road in Richardson. It is also called Miss Belle's Place.
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HILL - ROBBERSON HOUSE
EARLY RICHARDSON SETTLER A. H. HILL BUILT THIS HOME ABOUT 1887 AT 206 SHERMAN STREET ON WHAT HAD BEEN RAILROAD PROPERTY. IN 1902 IT WAS PURCHASED BY MARGARET A. ROBBERSON FOR HER DAUGHTER VIRGINIA BELLE ROBBERSON (1870 - 1940). KNOWN AS "MISS BELLE," VIRGINIA TAUGHT SCHOOL IN THE HOME FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS. THE VICTORIAN STYLE RESIDENCE, WHICH FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE GABLED ROOF AND GINGERBREAD ORNAMENTATION, WAS MOVED TO THIS SITE IN 1979. Texas Historical marker, 1982. |
