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Michael Spellman
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Michael Spellman was a railroad builder and hay farmer. He married Carrie Huffines and they were the parents of six children. One son, Mick Spellman, lived in the Spellman home until he died in 2006. The Spellmans' two living daughters were both accomplished artists.
Many of the artifacts in the Spellman Museum of Forney History are from the Spellman family.
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| Located at 400 S. Center St, this house was built in 1896 by R.P. Rhea and designed by architect E.H. Silver, of Dallas. Michael and Carrie Spellman bought the house from Mr. Rhea in 1908. It was originally built as a "gingerbread" Victorian, but by 1908 the Victorian style was coming to be viewed as dated and the Spellmans removed the "Gingerbread" trim, replacing it with Classical Revival elements. |
Spellman House in 1908
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Spellman Housee, 2003.
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Mick Spellman took pride in telling people that he was born in this house. "Right there in that lower left room," he always said!
Read Mick Spellman's Obituary.
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