Details for Giddings-Wilkin House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008340
Data
| Marker Number | 8340 |
| Atlas Number | 5477008340 |
| Marker Title | Giddings-Wilkin House |
| Index Entry | Giddings-Wilkin House |
| Address | 805 Crockett |
| City | Brenham |
| County | Washington |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 751152 |
| UTM Northing | 3340883 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 805 Crockett St., Brenham |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Jabez Deming Giddings (1814-1878) of Pennsylvania bought this land in 1837. A lawyer, businessman, and civic leader, he built this residence of hand-hewn cypress boards before his marriage in 1843 to Ann Tarver (1822-1907). An unusual rooftop reservoir held rainwater. Remodeled about 1870, the house was sold in 1871 to John B. Wilkin (1827-1913), whose family occupied it until 1942. Scheduled for demolition in 1972, it was bought and restored by the Heritage Society of Washington County. |