Joseph Brooks Home
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Marker Text: A native of England, Joseph Brooks (1831-89) migrated to Texas with his wife Mary Ann (Farrer) (1833-1900) in 1853. After serving in the Civil War, Brooks moved to Navasota, where he survived an 1867 yellow fever epidemic and became a leading area lumberman. In the 1870s he had this home built for his family. Originally Victorian in design, it was modified with classical revival detailing in 1909-11 by the Brooks' daughter Mary Elizabeth Brooks Salyer. (1981)
Marker No: 8566
Medallion & Plate
Texas Historic Landmark
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Geographic: 30.390247, -96.084068
Location: 612 E. Washington Avenue, Navasota
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