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.)