Poor Conditions

ID: 3182 ~ Source: Barnes, Lavonia Leverett Jenkins. Interviewed by Patricia Wallace, May 23, 1983, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here. 
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The two friends’ initial trip to the Earle-Harrison House revealed how deteriorated the building was. Nell Pape did not think the house would be able to withstand restoration work, but Barnes insisted that with the help of the renowned Raiford Stripling it was possible.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
Relocated, dismantled, relocated again, and pieced back together, the Earle-Harrison House has endured more than most historic homes in Waco. Originally built in 1858 for Dr. Baylis Earle and his wife Eliza Harrison Earle, the structure is the only…