Details for Foster Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5185008578
Data
Marker Number | 8578 |
Atlas Number | 5185008578 |
Marker Title | Foster Home |
Index Entry | Foster Home |
Address | 1015 E. Washington Ave. |
City | Navasota |
County | Grimes |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 780447 |
UTM Northing | 3365879 |
Subject Codes | Colonial Revival; Shingle (Architectural style); houses, residential buildings; women, women's history topics |
Marker Year | 1982 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Mattie Brigance Foster, daughter of Grimes County settler Franklin Brigance, had this home built in 1900 shortly after the death of her husband. Incorporating elements of the colonial revival and shingle styles, the house is of cypress frame construction and features a multi-gabled roof. Its design is indicative of the movement away from the elaborate detailing of the Victorian era. The home remained in the Foster family for 60 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982 Incise on base: Sponsored by Salih M. Yilmaz, M.D., Ph.D. |