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When Hood County native Andy C. Aston (1857-1917) married young Dorothy Ficklin (1875-1961), he promised her a fine home. He had gifted designer and builder E.J. Holderness erect this ornate Queen Anne Style House in 1905. A warm-hearted person, active in her church and community, Mrs. Aston often opened the house to large gatherings. An Andy Aston grandchild was born here before the property passed from the family in 1925.
Aston House is a historical marker in Granbury, Hood County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Hood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4436, -97.7856 near Granbury. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gordon Home, Granbury Methodist Church, and Hood County Jailhouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5221000221. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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