Website:
https://historicallenhouse.com/ (Official Website)

Description:
The Allen House was built in 1911 as the home of Dr. Walter Hanz Allen and his wife Nettle Falconer Allen. The land was purchased from W.R. Ward and is said to have been the home site of Dr. Allensworth Allen (no relation) on Allen’s Spring, the earliest dwelling before the town of Marlin was established in 1850. Dr. Allen also built the Allen Hospital, later known as the Buie Clinic. He lost his life in the collapse of the Brazos River bridge in 1922. Mrs. Allen died in 1956 and at that time Mrs. Hazel Bennett Falconer Goddard purchased the house from the heirs and presented it to Marlin in memory of her late husband Dr. Boliver Lang Falconer, the brother of Dr. W.H. Allen. The house is used as a civic center and is operated by the Allen House Board. The house is a classic Greek revival style and the front of the house is dominated by ten Ionic two-story columns and a wrought iron Greek patterned balcony. The entry is a beveled glass door flanked by leaded-beveled glass sidelights and overlights. Floors throughout the house are oak. The original brass chandeliers are still in the house. In the center of the house is the impressive staircase featuring the original stained glass window at the first landing. This restored mansion is set among majestic oak trees and indeed is a sight for all to see.

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