Historic Tate House dates back to 1888 and has a direct connection with Grapevine’s 49-year mayor, William D. Tate.
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Grapevine knows how to move an historic house.
For the second time this summer, the North Texas city successfully relocated an historic home across town.
This time, on Tuesday, it was the Historic Tate House, which dates back to 1888 and has a direct connection with Grapevine’s 49-year mayor, William D. Tate.
The Tate House, which was built in 1888 and originally located near Oak Grove Park, was relocated by truck and trailer to the Cotton Belt Railroad District on South Main Street. The home had been located at 122 W. Peach Street since 1951.
The city used funds from Grapevine’s annual festivals to pay for the relocation Tuesday.
The home has a significant connection to Grapevine history. It was originally owned by James Arthur and Dolah Haire Tate, city officials said. James Arthur Tate came to Grapevine from Tennessee on a covered wagon when he was a child. One of his brothers, the city said, was E. O. Tate, who was the father of former Grapevine mayor Gordon Tate and the grandfather of current Grapevine mayor William D. Tate, who was first elected in 1973.
The Tate House now sits next to the Bragg House and Millican Blacksmith Shop at the Cotton Belt Railroad District.
Tuesday’s relocation followed the city’s relocation of the Winfrey House on June 24, when the historic 1908 home was moved from Shady Brook Drive to Ted R. Ware Plaza. The Winfrey family was also among some of Grapevine’s earliest settlers over a century ago.
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