About this site
Fulton Mansion is a state historic site in Texas, Texas. It is one of 24 state historic sites documented in Texas in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.0572, -97.0344. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fannin Battleground (state historic site), about 45 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fannin Battleground, Levi Jordan Plantation, and Casa Navarro.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #P073. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Fulton Mansion State Historic Site is located in Fulton on the Texas Gulf Coast in Aransas County and is one of the earliest Second Empire style buildings constructed in Texas. Colonel George Ware Fulton and his wife Harriet Gillette Smith built the four-story residence, dubbed 'Oakhurst,' overlooking Aransas Bay between 1874 and 1877, equipping it with then-advanced conveniences such as indoor plumbing, gas lighting, and central heating. After passing through several private owners, the dilapidated house was sold to the State of Texas in 1976, restored, and opened to the public in 1983. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and on January 1, 2008, was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission, which operates it as the Fulton Mansion State Historic Site.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
