Dr J. N. Allison Home
Settled around the historical Dundee-Angus Ranch Home, the Dundee Place subdivision was built between 1997 and 2008 in three phases by Yowell Group Inc. It features single-family Garden Home in a traditional neighborhood setting; with porches, sidewalks, a pond and private park... a place to call Home, with the warmth of the past blended in with the lifestyle of today.
| 1859 | Dr. J.N. Allison | William Robinson Survey A-177, Gregg Co., Texas |
| 1885 | Dr. James M & Sarah M. Hunter | Bought 400 acres from the Estate of J.N. Allison |
| 1904 | J.M. & Valley Hunter | Bought 400 acres from R.S. & Lottie Hunter, L.G. & Etta, McKinley and Annie Lee |
| 1911 | J.M. & Rosa Farmer | Bought 140 acres from J.M. &Valley Hunter |
| 1919 | Frank K. Lathrop | Bought 140 acres from J.M. &Rosa Farmer |
| 1956 | Dick & Helen Chick | Bought 140 acres from Frank Lathrop |
| 1960 | Dundee Angus Ranch | Bought 129.31 acres from Dick &Helen Chick |
| 1960 | Dick & Helen Chick | Bought 129.31 acres from Dundee Angus Ranch |
| 1976 | Robert Allen | Bought 24.711 acres from Helen Chick |
| 1979 | David & Gretchen Simms | Bought 20.891 acres from Robert Allen |
| 1988 | Allied Cyprus(1st Interstate Bank) | Quit claim 19.89 acres from David &Gretchen Simms |
| 1989 | Brian Bro | Bought 19.89 acres from 1st Interstate Bank |
| 1997 | David Yowell (Group) | Bought 16.738 acres from Brian Bro |
The Dundee-Angus Ranch Home was built in 1859 by pioneer physician, Dr. J. N. Allison. He brought some of the materials from Virginia and bricks were made of clay by slave labor on the building site. Located nearby is the Lathrop Discovery Oil Well, extending the famous East Texas Oilfield. The Dundee Angus Ranch Home is the oldest brick house in Gregg. It was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1964.
Hunter cemetery
Near the Allison home is the Hunter Cemetery. It is recorded as a Texas Historic Cemetery and Foy M. Hunter is the caretaker. The site contains graves of some of East Texas' first settlers
The Historical plaque read:
DR. JAMES M. HUNTER (1819-1895), A PHYSICIAN, AND HIS WIFE SARAH M. (1822-1886) BROUGHT THEIR FAMILY TO TEXAS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE EARLY 1880's. THEY PURCHASED 400 ACRES OF FARMLAND FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. J.N. ALLISON IN 1885 AND FAMILY MEMBERS OCCUPIED IT UNTIL 1909. THE EARLIEST BURIAL HERE IS THAT OF THEIR INFANT GRANDSON, WILLIE B., WHO’S DEATH IN 1885 MARKS THE CEMETERY'S BEGINNING. IN 1911 IT WAS FORMALLY DEEDED AS A BURIAL GROUND BY THE DOCTOR'S GRANDSON JAMES M. HUNTER (1883-1964). PIPE MARKERS SET AT THAT TIME STILL MARK THIS CEMETERY THAT READS AS A CHRONICLE OF THE HUNTER FAMILY AND THE GENERATIONS OF THEIR DESCENDANTS.
Lathrop Discovery Oil Well, Longview, TX
The third successful well drilled in the East Texas Oil Field was located in northwest Longview. Drilling began on December 3, 1930 and was completed on January 26, 1931. Its discovery defined the northern boundary of one giant lake of underground oil.
Gregg County Discovery Oil Well, F. K. Lathrop A-1, Aransas Fuel Oil Co. - After years of undaunted faith in discovery of oil in East Texas, B. A. Skipper, Sr., assembled an 8300-acre block under lease; made a deal with J. E. Farrell, W. A. Moncrief and E. A. Showers; had the well drilled to 3500 feet. At this point Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. (now Cities Service Oil Co.) bought a half interest and assumed operations. Drillers were W. A. Andrews, B. A. Ferrell and James H. Lowery. Crew members were C. R. Kaylor, r. T. Crisp, C. Spruill, A. W. Owens, C. O. Croley, D. V. Chidester, Geo. Jones, J. V. Huckaboy, R. E. Roe, E. E. Houchin and R. H. Summers. The F. K. Lathrop A-1 was spudded in on Dec. 3, 1930; hit caprock at 3569 feet; was completed on Jan. 26, 1931, at total depth of 3587 feet. With an initial potential of 18,000 barrels of oil daily, it has produced over 527,000 barrels in its first 35 years. Oil fever ran high with the completion of the Joiner No. 3-Daisy Bradford at Turnertown, Oct. 1930; the E. W. Bateman No. 1 - L. D. Crim at Kilgore, Dec. 1930; and climaxed here with the F. K. Lathrop A-1. However, few could imagine that soon these three would be linked and extended to form the great East Texas field, which covers some 200 square miles and has made a world record as the largest of its time.