Marker Inscription
Residence of Mt. Vernon's first physician, William C. Wright (1820-1890), a North Carolinian who married Mary Rutherford in Tennessee and moved here in 1850. About 1870, Dr. Wright built this house, making earlier home into hospital. (It was so used until 1945.) Dr. and Mrs. Wright gave (1889) this house to youngest daughter, Jennie (Mrs. Charles) Vaughan, whose daughter Jessie lived here until 1971. Bought 1972 and restored by Ruth Elliott Monden. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974
About this site
Wright - Vaughan House, The is a historical marker in Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Franklin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1888, -95.2188 near Mt. Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rutherford Drugstore (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Franklin County Courthouse, First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, and Johnson, Joshua Foster.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5159009852. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
