Brown--Mann House - McGregor, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 26.114 W 097° 24.537
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The two-story Colonial Revival/Queen Anne style home on West Sixth Street, known as the Brown-Mann House, went up in flames Feb 26, 2014, in a blaze that was battled by six area fire departments.
Waymark Code: WMQ6H2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2015
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After the fire the central fireplace and foundation is all the remained.
The home is being rebuilt. Of course, it won’t really be the same house. What McGregor lost in the fire last year was an irreplaceable piece of history, with stained-glass windows, heart pine floors and elaborate millwork. It was described on the National Register of Historic Places as “a fine example of a hybrid Colonial Revival/Queen Anne style dwelling,” with influences from Louis Sullivan’s Prairie Style, and as “one of the few surviving houses in McGregor from that era that is virtually unaltered.”
“I don’t think there’s enough money in McLennan County to replace all that,” Kirk said. “We’re doing all we can to simulate it, but there’s no way I’m going to tell someone it’s the same as the original. That’s why I call it a replication.
Street address:
725 W. Sixth St.
McGregor, TX USA
76657
County / Borough / Parish: McLennan
Year listed: 1987
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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