Evans House

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Marker No: 8572

Medallion & Plate

Marker Text: ​Newlyweds John Thomas and Maude Martin Evans built this house in 1894 on land given to them by his mother. A ticket agent for the International and Great Northern Railway Company, Evans also served the city of Navasota as alderman and city treasurer. The typical 19th-century vernacular house features a gable roof, and a three-bay porch with elaborate balustrade, turned wood posts, spindlework frieze, and jig-sawn brackets. (1991

Texas Historic Landmark 

Geographic: 30.384817, -96.083626

Location: ​412 Manley Street, Navasota