Pierce, A. B., Home

Blessing

Year Marker Erected: 1968
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Location: corner of 8th and Avenue C; Blessing

Marker Text:
Built 1909 for A.B. Pierce, who with father cofounded town of blessing in 1902. Pierce was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He and wife, Adelaide, had four sons. Home was gathering place for area civic leaders. The Rt. Rev. C.S. Quin, Episcopal Bishop, Diocese of Texas, often visited here. Mrs. Pierce was co-organizer and first president, Matagorda county federation of women's clubs -- founded in this home, 1916. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968