Details for Joseph Brooks Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5185008566
Data
| Marker Number | 8566 |
| Atlas Number | 5185008566 |
| Marker Title | Joseph Brooks Home |
| Index Entry | Brooks, Joseph, Home |
| Address | 612 E. Washington Ave. |
| City | Navasota |
| County | Grimes |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 780187 |
| UTM Northing | 3365645 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; English immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| 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. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981 |