Marker Number |
2854 |
Atlas Number |
5481002854 |
Marker Title |
Joseph A. Hamilton House |
Index Entry |
Hamilton, Joseph A., House |
Address |
325 N. Richardson St. |
City |
Wharton |
County |
Wharton |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
781537 |
UTM Northing |
3246311 |
Subject Codes |
Neoclassical (architectural style); houses, residential buildings; design and construction |
Marker Year |
1984 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
325 N. Richmond St., Wharton |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text |
A native of Ohio, Joseph Andrew Hamilton served in the Union army during the Civil War. About 1866 he settled in Wharton, where he held a variety of local political offices. Hamilton purchased this property in 1885 and moved his family into the existing one-story frame house. In 1907 the home was enlarged by raising the original structure and building a new addition underneath. The Hamilton house features influences of the neoclassical style of architecture. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1984.) |