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Honaker - Holsonbake House - Farmersville

Located at 211 College Street at Central Street in Farmersville.

Honaker-Holsonbake
         House
Prominent businessman John Milburn
Honaker and his wife Malinda (Bickley)
built a Queen-Anne home at this site in
1893. They extensively remodeled the
house in 1910 in a Neoclassical style,
adding a full second floor and a two-
story porch with Doric columns and
oblong balcony. After Malinda's death in
1913, John wed her sister Carrie in 1917;
he died just months after the wedding,
leaving his three daughters with his
widow. She sold the house to niece Willie
(Honaker) and Bob Holsonbake. Known
for generously housing area teachers
and for hosting special events, the
Holsonbake family owned the home until
1977. Today, the landmark is a link to
early Farmersville Society.
Texas Historical Marker, 2005