Marker Inscription
A native of Ohio, Joseph Andrew Hamilton served in the Union army during the Civil War. About 1866 he settled in Wharton, where he held a variety of local political offices. Hamilton purchased this property in 1885 and moved his family into the existing one-story frame house. In 1907 the home was enlarged by raising the original structure and building a new addition underneath. The Hamilton house features influences of the neoclassical style of architecture. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1984.)
About this site
Hamilton, Joseph A., House is a historical marker in Wharton, Wharton County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Wharton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3160, -96.1013 near Wharton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bolton--Outlar House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 401 North Richmond, Davidson, Dr. Green, House, and Hamilton, Joseph Andrew, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5481002854. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
