Marker Inscription
Mrs. Giles (Frances Dougherty) Houston, one of the heirs to a Cooke County fortune, built this magnificent example of frontier Victorian architecture in 1898. J. G. Garrett (1858-1919), a local man credited with the plans for many fine Gainesville structures, served as architect. Contractor was W. J. Snelling. Walls are solid brick. There are twelve rooms with nine fireplaces. Oak, cherry, and birds'-eye maple woods embellish the interiors. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966.
About this site
The Houston House is a historical marker in Gainesville, Cooke County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Cooke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6197, -97.1422 near Gainesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Davis House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bomar, E.P. and Alice, House, Cooke County Free Library, and First United Methodist Church of Gainesville.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5097005355. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
