Black plaque № 23961

Eastland, TX, United States

Burkett House. Joe Burkett, who with his brother and father discovered and cultivated the original Burkett pecan tree in 1900, was a school teacher, county official, and state legislator. He and his wife Fannye Pullig Burkett built this home in 1919 and 1920. It originally included a large farm lot

with outbuildings. The Foursquare house was modified by new owners in the 1930s to reflect the Romantic period revival styles popular in that era. The stucco finish, low hipped tile roof with overhang

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