J.D. and Georgia Brown House
Posted by: txoilgas
N 32° 26.474 W 097° 47.290
14S E 613916 N 3589991
Located on the wall near the front door of this house.
Waymark Code: WM7ZZR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2009
Views: 6
Marker Number: 2672
Marker Text: This house was built in 1907 by the R.B. Spencer Lumber Company for Jefferson Davis (J.D.) (1853-1908) and Georgia Brown (1857-1946). By 1881 J.D. was owner/operator of an impressive dry goods store on the town square. He became a prominent banker and in the early 1900's was mayor of Granbury. The classical revival style house features a 2-tier porch with doric columns and victorian style angled bays at gable ends. The house remained in the Brown family until 1935.
Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1994
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