Marker Inscription
Col. P. E. Peareson, a Civil War veteran and lawyer whose firm practiced in richmond almost a century, moved this house to this site in 1869. The builder is not identified, and there have been Victorian additions, but the house retains great dignity. Peareson relatives lived here until 1931. Thomas Blakely Winston, a great-great grandson of Jane Long, the "Mother of Texas," lived here 1931-1961. The house sits on the land grant given to Mrs. Long in 1827. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976
About this site
Peareson-Winston House, The is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5794, -95.7652 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Darst-Yoder House, The (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Smith, Erastus ("Deaf"), Moore Home, and Richmond, City of.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157009055. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
