Wood-Hughes House

W. A. Wood (1851-1909) and his wife Fannie (Wheeler) built this house in 1897. A lumber yard owner, Wood used fine materials--oak, heart pine, Louisiana cypress--and had siding milled to simulate cut stone. This is an excellent example of late Victorian residential architecture. Home was sold 1913 to planter-rancher Henry W. Hughes (1865-1935) and wife Bess (Thornhill), whose family owned it 58 years, selling in 1971 to Kenneth E. and Fonda (Clark) Rich, who call it "Clarich."

Wood-Hughes House is a historical marker in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1622, -96.3992 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Reichardt--Low House, Site of Rees Sanitarium, and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008408. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.