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Texas Historical Commission Staff(MM), 9/4/79
Official Texas Historical Building Marker to attach to wood
Kerr County (Order #5560)
Location: 1001 Jefferson St,, Kerrville
THE COMPARETTE HOME*
THIS VICTORIAN HOUSE WAS BUILT
IN THE TIVY ADDITION BY S.W.AND
LAURA SMITH IN 1890eAFTER SEVERAL
OTHER OWNERSHIPS,DR.R.H.P.WRIGHT,
A PROMINENT KERRVILLE PHYSICIAN,
OCCUPIED THE PROPERTY FROM
1896 TO 1905ONE OF HIS DAUGHTERS,
FAY ,MARRIED TEXAS GOVERNOR COKE
STEVENSOND.H.COMPARETTE(1871-1952);
CIVIC LEADER,ORGANIZER AND MANAGER
OF KERRVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY ,
LIVED HERE WITH HIS WIFE BEATRICE,
A SCHOOL TEACHER.THE COMPARETTE
FAMILY OWNED THE HOME 1905-1977.**
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1979***
*1/2 inch lettering
**3/8 inch lettering
***l/4 inch lettering

AfPROVED
Truett Latimer,