Belton, TX, United States
The Curtis Mansion. Cotton broker William Ray Miller (1868-1954) and his wife Ida (Rogers) built this structure in 1902 and lived here with their large family about six years. Mrs. Miller was from Galveston, and had graduated from Baylor College (now Mary Hardin-Baylor). Born in Kentucky, Miller gre
w up in Belton, the son of a merchant. Noting the costliness of this house, some observers have called it "A Monument to King Cotton." A. Lon and Cora (Lee) Curtis acquired the property in 1914. It be
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