1019 Egan Street- J. Homer and Werdna Kerley House

James Homer (1898-1981) and Werdna Kerley (1900-1981) were both Denton natives. James hired E. D. Porter to build this Craftsman style home as a wedding present. It sits on a corner lot with a wrapped porch, with tapered box columns on brick piers. Homer owned Home Ice Company, delivering blocks of ice to homes and businesses. He also sold real estate and livestock. The Kerleys sold their home to Fred and Corie (Cordelia) Freeman, who sold their bus line to the Dixie Trailways System in May 1928. They then established the Red Ball Bus Lines and acquired the Yellow Taxi Cab Company of Denton. In 1929, Freeman purchased the 950-acre Golden Hoof Ranch from J.R. Christal (722 West Oak) and continued to raise cattle and other livestock west of Denton.