Will and Thursa Belle (Brown) Broad Home
south
side - 1923 map
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The Will Broad home was built at 1208 South Commercial Avenue about
1910 or before. Between 1923 and 1930, the house was moved from this
location to 1201 South
Concho Street, because, according to the family, this part of South
Concho Street was paved and Commercial Avenue was not, and the water line
had been extended on South Concho Street.
When the house was moved, it was rotated 90 degrees, so the side (shown
above) that faced east when it was on South Commercial Avenue, faced north
after it was moved to South Concho Street. These address are both
in Block 18 of Clow's Second Addition, with 1208 South Commercial Avenue
being on the northeast corner of the block, and 1201 South Concho Street
being on the northwest corner. |
In 1930, a vacant lot is shown at 1208 South Commercial Avenue, on the
entire northeast corner.
south
side - 1948 map
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Between 1930 and 1948, a small dwelling was built just south of where
the Will Broad home had stood, before being moved. This house was
on the same lot on which the earlier home had stood, and was also addressed
as 1208 South Commercial Avenue, even though it was more south than the
previous home.
This dwelling was moved north of Cross Plains on the Sabanno Creek about
in the 1990's. |
A vacant lot was located here in 2005.
looking
west-northwest
The
east side of the Will Broad home is seen to center left and is now located
at 1201 South Concho Street.
looking
southwest, with 1212 South Commercial
Avenue to left
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