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Joseph Brooks Home

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612 E. Washington Ave., Navasota, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 23' 25.117764", -96° 5' 2.656248"
 
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    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

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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