Marker Inscription
Martha Washington (Garrison) Stringfellow (1834-1914), a widow with three children, migrated to Hood County about 1871. To support her family, she operated a boarding house, known as "The Granbury House", at this location. In 1874 she married local builder Joseph W. Anderson (d. 1901), who probably erected this structure. Anderson was a stonemason and partner in a Lumber Mill. He constructed many of Granbury's homes, churches, and victorian commercial buildings. Among the later tenants of this structure were hotels, saloons, cafes, and clothing stores.
About this site
Granbury House is a historical marker in Granbury, Hood County, dedicated in 1979. 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 32.4421, -97.7875 near Granbury. The nearest cataloged historic site is Haynes-Burns-Ewell Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include E. A. Hannaford Building, Harris Building, and Hood, General John Bell.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5221002242. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
