This Mission Revival style home was built in 1915 by prominent civic leader, James W. Simmons, and his wife, Susan S. Gregg, granddaughter of Darius Gregg, Denton county pioneer and founder of the Gregg Ranch. Reminiscent of the Gregg’s heritage, the house is designed with an open floor plan, stucco walls, sunroom, pocket doors, a Mission Revival-style parapet, hemlock front door and leaded glass windows. Col. F. W. and Alice “Louise” Maxwell purchased the home in 1948. Col. Maxwell, wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, was a decorated veteran of WWI and WWII. Louise received the top service award from the American Red Cross for volunteer work from 1918 – 1958. (THC RTHL marker, 2016) James Wiley Simmons and Susan Speed Gregg Simmons purchased Lot 7 and part of Lot 8 in 1914 and included Lots 4, 5, and 6 in 1915. Susan is the daughter of William Bowen Gregg, who married Emma Bell Mounts. The Simmons selected the Arts and Crafts style interior based on aesthetics, beautifully handcrafted household objects, useful and uncluttered home decor, homes and landscapes built with local materials, and home environments blended with nature. The Simmons sold their home in 1937 to Mrs. Eva Greer, who sold it in 1944 to C.E. Wallis in 1944. In 1948, Colonel Frederick W. Maxwell and his wife, Alice "Louise" Maxwell, purchased the home. A veteran of two wars, he served in the 99th Division during WWII’s historic Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Following WWII, the Army assigned him to assist in post-war Germany and Japan as a procurement officer. Mrs. Louise Maxwell and her daughters accompanied Colonel Maxwell on his deployments and were avid collectors of high-quality, decorative arts and souvenirs from all over the world. Their daughter Sally was an accomplished vocal musician, opera singer and graduate of NTSC who died tragically in July, 1960. In 1960, The Sally Maxwell Sharples Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Sally and is still being awarded by the UNT College of Music. Daughter Elizabeth Maxwell is a graduate of TWU and received her Doctorate of Education in 1974. She was the supervisor of Oklahoma State University’s English Education until 1990. In 1980, Kathy Barnett purchased the home from the estate of Mrs. Louise Maxwell. The home was awarded a City of Denton Historic Landmark in 1981 and became part of the original Oak-Hickory Historic District in 1986. Kathy and Bill Barnett secured the RTHL marker in 2016. /span> 

Robert Nobel Mounts (1863-1922) and Nannie Lee (Christal) Mounts (1870-1942) built this home in 1898. The Mounts family came to Denton County in the 1850s from Virginia. In 1857, Robert Mounts’ father, W. H. Mounts, relocated his mercantile business from nearby Alton to the west side of the town square with the move of the Denton County seat. Robert Mounts’ mother, Mattie Mounts, established the first Sunday school in Denton in 1868, and in 1892, opened the first kindergarten in Denton. This house sits on land once part of the Mounts Farm where they produced cotton, fruit and livestock. Robert Mounts was important in furthering the ranching industry in Texas. As a young man, he worked at the 15,000+ acre Gregg Ranch northwest of Denton. After the death of Gregg Ranch owner, William Gregg in 1889, Mounts managed the ranch for many years. In 1899, Robert and Nannie Mounts moved to Hereford, Texas, where he owned a vast ranch consisting of 84,000+ acres, and was a county commissioner, city councilman, bank director and charter school board trustee. He was one of the foremost stockmen in the Panhandle and helped open Texas cattle markets to the north. This Queen Anne Victorian house features clapboard siding, scrolled ornamentation, and typical Eastlake lathe, gouge, and chisel work. The signature diamond window is a visual focal point. The interior features heart-pine floors, and wooden ornamentation. The north wing was an early addition to the house, added to accommodate the office space needed when it was used by the Central Presbyterian Church as minister’s manse from 1919-1943. (THC RTHL marker, 2016) Robert Mounts’ home was built on the same floor plan as his mother’s, the Mounts-Wright House, at 402 Mounts Street. Robert worked at the Gregg Ranch. Gregg Street is named for William Gregg. Haynes Street is named for Mattie Mounts’ father, the Rev. John Haynes. Alice Street is named for Alice Mounts, and Sena Street and Aileen Street are named for Sena and Aileen Mounts, Robert’s sisters. The Central Presbyterian Church which developed from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, purchased the house as a manse in 1919, and it was the parsonage for its ministers until 1943. The house hosted numerous weddings that took place in the front parlor, with each bride descending the staircase. In 1988, Vicki and Brian Morrison purchased the Robert Mounts House and restored the home. They were involved in the creation of historic preservation in Denton and secured the RTHL marker in 2016.