

705 Griffith
The Glasgow-Gentry Home
Built in 1904


Entering the Warren house makes an individual feel like he/she is stepping into a simpler and more elegant lifestyle. Robert Lee Warren, a prominent figure in Texas history, built his Colonial Revival-Prairie-Style mansion, which was started around 1897 and completed in 1904. At the time, Terrell, Texas, was approximately 24 years old. The house predates automobiles (with the original horse hitch tie rings still in the porte-cochere area). Telephones and phonographs were new and not yet common. Television and air conditioning were yet to be invented. It was a time when home entertainment was the norm.
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Mr. Warren served as a State Senator from 1911 to 1915 and worked with architect James E. Flanders to design the home purchased with Spindletop Oil money. After the Warrens moved to Dallas, the house remained well cared for, and the McCord family, a local mercantile owner, purchased the home.
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In 1959, Murphy and Emily Crowell purchased the house and began the first restoration of the property. Shortly after, the house fell vacant for over a decade. In 2008, Johnny and Patricia Skipworth purchased the home and made efforts to restore the home. Those efforts were critical to the very survival of the home. The fact that the house is here today is a testament to its resilience and that of the previous owners. The home's stained glass and other architectural details that have survived are evident.
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Most recently, the house, again in dire need of restoration, was purchased by James Glasgow and Beverly Gentry, a couple with deep Texas roots. The house was purchased as a private home and underwent an extensive 14-month top-to-bottom restoration. The goal was to return the house to its former grandeur and update the amenities while preserving all the architectural and classic details, which would be almost impossible to duplicate. The attention to detail and quality of workmanship of all the craftsmen, artists, and tradesmen who toiled for months on the restoration is exceptional. The home is now a 125-year-old new home with all the grace and quirks of a grand old dame.
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To visit this home is a step back to a time of grand elegance and Southern hospitality like few others. Whether you desire old-world charm or quiet elegance, you will not be disappointed.
