Details for The Wood-Hughes House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008408

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Marker Number 8408
Atlas Number 5477008408
Marker Title The Wood-Hughes House
Index Entry Wood-Hughes House, The
Address
City Brenham
County Washington
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 750525
UTM Northing 3339609
Subject Codes houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term)
Marker Year 1974
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location 614 S. Austin St., Brenham
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Medallion and Plate
Marker Text W. A. Wood (1851-1909) and his wife Fannie (Wheeler) built this house in 1897. A lumber yard owner, Wood used fine materials--oak, heart pine, Louisiana cypress--and had siding milled to simulate cut stone. This is an excellent example of late Victorian residential architecture. Home was sold 1913 to planter-rancher Henry W. Hughes (1865-1935) and wife Bess (Thornhill), whose family owned it 58 years, selling in 1971 to Kenneth E. and Fonda (Clark) Rich, who call it "Clarich."
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