Marcus DeWitt Carlock House - Winnsboro, TX
N 32° 57.192 W 095° 17.505
15S E 285778 N 3648430
Known locally as the Oaklea Mansion and placed on the National Register in 2013, the Marcus DeWitt Carlock House is located at 407 S Main St, Winnsboro, TX.
Waymark Code: WMTPZF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2016
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The Carlock House eventually became a bed and breakfast, but with the construction of the Clark House on these grounds in 2001, it has retired from that use. Visitors and guests of the Clark House may still visit the Carlock House and many of the features of the old property, such as the converted carriage house, that were part of the Carlock estate. The house is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and a 1966 Texas Historical Marker here provides some background about Mr. DeWitt and the house itself:
Colonial mansion built by Marcus DeWitt Carlock, Sr., prominent early-day attorney, Confederate courier, political leader, friend of Governor Jim Hogg, member Electoral College that named Woodrow Wilson president. Entertained many high officials in his home.
Stairway of rare, curly pine. 17 rooms, 53 windows, 4 porches, 6 columns; double floors, 5-ply walls; foundation had enough brick to build a 5-room house.
A Wood County Historical Commission sign at the gate provides some complementary information:
Carlock-Wilkinson Home
Built in 1903 by M.D. Carlock Sr, Confederate courier, prominent early-day attorney and political leader. Guests were Governors Hogg and Colquitt and Miss Ima Hogg.
In this home the gracious living and entertaining of the old south are not lost, but rather a way of life. Norma Wilkinson acquired the Carlock home after the death of M.D. and Rhea Carlock Jr. in 1996 and meticulously restored the landmark to its early 20th century grandeur.
Street address:
407 S Main St
Winnsboro, TX USA
75494
County / Borough / Parish: Wood
Year listed: 2013
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture
Periods of significance: 1903
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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