[805 S. Sycamore - George Edward Dilley House] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [805 S. Sycamore - George Edward Dilley House]

Creator

  • Photographer: McReynolds, Oliver
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1992-02
  • Digitized: 2007-06-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of the northeast corner of the "George Edward Dilley House" located at 805 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. The two-story house is painted white and has decorative woodwork around the front porch, as well as a mansard roof and a widow's walk with cast iron handrails. There is a decorative metal fence enclosing the yard.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : positive, col. ; 35 mm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Architecture - Buildings
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Homes
  • Keyword: houses
  • Keyword: historic buildings
  • Keyword: George Edward Dilley

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Anderson County - Palestine
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1992-02
  • Place Point: north=31.755195; east=-95.629990;

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2007
    Code: SG07

Institution

  • Name: Palestine Public Library
    Code: PPL

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 33619002102224
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth26395

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
  • Display Note: This house, located at 805 S. Sycamore Street, was once the home to George Edward Dilley and family, owners of the Dilley Foundry. Mr. Dilley and his father, George Mansfield Dilley established the Lone Star Iron & Brass Works, which was renamed the George M. Dilley & Son Foundry in 1873. The house was finished in late August 1880 and is located on S. Sycamore Street, which was once referred to as 'Silk Stocking Road'. Mr. Dilley was a bachelor when the house was finished, but evidentially he built it for his future bride. He was married to Mae Shepherd on February 10, 1881, and they resided in the house until her unexpected death from pneumonia on 19 January 1883, which occurred while he was out of town on business. He married Lucy Van Deursen on 10 June 1884 and they had two children, Edna May Dilley and Clarence Van Deursen Dilley. After his father’s death in 1910, George Edward changed the name of the foundry to Geo. E. Dilley and Son to include his son Clarence. Three generations of Dilley men operated the Dilley Foundry from the beginning until it closed about 1940. The house has a mansard roof and a widow's walk with cast iron handrails. At one time, the lawn was enclosed with a fence of arrowhead pickets, as were many others in Palestine. As of May 2006, the house was still owned by descendants of the Dilley Family.
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