Humphries, William H. and Molly P., House - Edgewood, TX
N 32° 41.788 W 095° 53.194
15S E 229382 N 3621322
The William H. and Molly P. Humphries House is at 201 S Main St, Edgewood, TX, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
Waymark Code: WMVVVJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2017
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There are a few teasers across the Internet that this home may have been a bed and breakfast in past years, but there is no solid indication -- no website or official Facebook page, no listing on bedandbreakfast.com -- that anything is happening here besides the house's being a beautiful residence. A 1976 Texas Historical Marker provides some background:
William Henry (1862-1917) and Molly (1867-1945) Humphries joined a large migration of Mississippi families to Edgewood in the early 1890s. Humphries opened a general store, acquired many acres of farmland, and became a business leader in the growing community. He built this frame Victorian residence in 1893-1894. Here Molly was often hostess to civic and church groups. The home was also occupied by the Humphries' two sons, James Eldridge and Shelton Cullen.
There is a photo of William and Molly Humphries on an older Van Zandt County website, and they are buried here in Edgewood at Oak Hill Cemetery.