Robert Henry Harrison, M.D.

(November 13, 1826-October 17, 1905)

A Georgia native and a doctor's son, Robert Henry Harrison received his medical degree in Ohio in 1846. He married Martha V. Towell in 1856, then served as a colonel in the Confederate Army. He moved to Columbus with his family in 1869, lived in a home at this site, and opened a Doctor's Office on the town square. He was a founding member and President of the State Medical Association, helped establish Texas' Board of Health, and was a prolific medical journalist. He built a hospital in Columbus in 1880 for Railway employees. He left a legacy of civic leadership and volunteer medical service.

302 Preston Street
1994