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This house was built in 1907 by the R.B. Spencer Lumber Company for Jefferson Davis (J.D.) (1853-1908) and Georgia Brown (1857-1946). By 1881 J.D. was owner/operator of an impressive dry goods store on the town square. He became a prominent banker and in the early 1900's was mayor of Granbury. The classical revival style house features a 2-tier porch with doric columns and victorian style angled bays at gable ends. The house remained in the Brown family until 1935.
Brown, J.D. and Georgia, House is a historical marker in Granbury, Hood County, dedicated in 1994. 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 32.4428, -97.7883 near Granbury. The nearest cataloged historic site is Daniel House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hannaford, E.A., House, Lees-Bryan House, and Bush-Morgan Cherry Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5221002672. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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