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Was the third mansion of P.T Barnum, was demolished in 1889 for his new mansion, Marina. Samuel Clemens House (Mark Twain) 1874 Victorian Gothic: Edward Tuckerman Potter: Hartford: Today, a museum Marina 1889 Romanesque and Queen Anne: Longstaff and Hurd: Bridgeport: Was the fourth and last mansion of P.T Barnum in Bridgeport, was demolished in ...
The mansion was built from 1903 to 1904 for Electra Waggoner, the daughter of William Thomas Waggoner and heiress of the Waggoner Ranch, and her husband, Albert Buck Wharton. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats in the Georgian Revival architectural style. [ 2 ]
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. was born on February 17, 1889, near Ramsey, Illinois. [3] During the 1930s, he bought the title for the East Texas Oil Field for $1,000,000, and became one of the eight richest Americans until his death on November 29, 1974, with a net worth between $300–700 million.
The original mansion had 11 rooms but no bathrooms. The remodeling brought the room count to 25 rooms and seven bathrooms. [5] In 1931, at the recommendation of former Texas First Lady Mildred Paxton Moody, the Texas Legislature established the Board of Mansion Supervisors to oversee all interior and exterior upkeep and enhancements to the ...
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites are two state historic sites managed by the Texas Historical Commission. They are located at 29.888° -96.876°, just off U.S. Route 77, south of La Grange, Texas. The sites sit on a sandstone bluff 200 feet above the Colorado River.
Ima Hogg (July 10, 1882 – August 19, 1975), known as "The First Lady of Texas", [1] was an American society leader, philanthropist, mental health advocate, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th century. [2]
In 1920, Murchison married Anne Morris from Tyler, Texas, and they had three sons: John Dabney Murchison (September 5, 1921 – June 14, 1979), Clinton Williams Murchison Jr. (September 12, 1923 – March 30, 1987), [5] and Burk Yarbrough Murchison (January 26, 1925 – April 15, 1936).
When the State of Texas purchased the mansion and 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) it was restored and opened to the public in 1983. On January 1, 2008, Fulton Mansion was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission and is now operated as the Fulton Mansion State Historic Site. From early 2013 through the fall ...