One of Richardson’s historic landmarks will be moved to a temporary home in the coming weeks.
Miss Belle’s House has been located on the Owens Farm property at Plano Road and Lookout Drive since 1979. Property owner Standridge Companies notified the city last fall that it would like for the house to be moved within six months, Assistant City Manager Shanna Sims-Bradish told City Council at a March 22 meeting.
The decision was made to relocate the house down the street to the city’s Fire Training and Emergency Operations Center on Lookout Drive. The move will cost the city $70,000, plus an additional $30,000 to cover expenses associated with accommodating the structure, such as hooking up temporary power and security cameras, Sims-Bradish said.
Miss Belle’s House was built at 206 Sherman Street, Richardson, in the late 1800s. In 1902, it was purchased by Margaret Robberson for her daughter Virginia, known as “Miss Belle,” who ran a school on the bottom level and lived on the second floor, Sims-Bradish said.
