Joseph Brooks Home
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jhuoni
N 30° 23.415 W 096° 05.085
14R E 780122 N 3365636
Located at 612 E. Washington, the Brooks Home is one of several historic homes on Washington Street.
Waymark Code: WMVJJ8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2017
Views: 2
Marker Number: 8566
Marker Text:
A native of England, Joseph Brooks (1831-89) migrated to Texas with his wife Mary Ann (Farrer) (1833-1900) in 1853. After serving in the Civil War, Brooks moved to Navasota, where he survived an 1867 yellow fever epidemic and became a leading area lumberman. In the 1870s he had this home built for his family. Originally Victorian in design, it was modified with Classical Revival detailing in 1909-11 by the Brooks' daughter Mary Elizabeth Brooks Salyer.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
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