Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Historic Copeland Home tour
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The restored historic Copeland Home will be available for free tours on December 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Located within the original town site of Grand Prairie, the Copeland Home was built in 1902 by B.P. Hale and his wife Ruth. The home was purchased by the Copeland family in 1908.
The white clapboard home, styled for the farm-type, small town resident, was designed with a high pitched roof, narrow windows and a back door entrance. The original five rooms had 12-foot ceilings, a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and study. A bathroom and enclosed back porch have been added. The beautiful oak hardwood floors, interior woodwork, front door and windows are original. The original fireplace was removed by the Copeland family to make room for two closets.
The entrance hallway is unique to the time period and includes a classic ornamental antique hall divider display made of cherry wood.
Before remodeling the home, Dr. Copeland had a garden area and a four-acre orchard. The orchard land was presented to First Presbyterian Church in 1948 as a gift from the Copeland family.
Furniture in the home’s study includes a desk dated from the 1800’s set just as Dr. Copeland used it, holding his physician’s bag and books donated by his family.
Source: City of Grand Prairie
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