Giddings-Wilkin House
805 Crockett, Brenham, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1814
EST. 1814
1814
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Giddings-Wilkin House.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Giddings-Wilkin House
Jabez Deming Giddings, a lawyer and civic leader, built this hand-hewn cypress house on land bought in 1837, before his 1843 marriage to Ann Tarver. It featured an unusual rooftop rainwater reservoir and was sold in 1871 to John B. Wilkin, whose family lived there until 1942. The house exemplified nineteenth-century domestic life in early Brenham.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Giddings-Wilkin House
Jabez Deming Giddings (1814-1878) of Pennsylvania bought this land in 1837. A lawyer, businessman, and civic leader, he built this residence of hand-hewn cypress boards before his marriage in 1843 to Ann Tarver (1822-1907). An unusual rooftop reservoir held rainwater. Remodeled about 1870, the house was sold in 1871 to John B. Wilkin (1827-1913), whose family occupied it until 1942. Scheduled for demolition in 1972, it was bought and restored by the Heritage Society of Washington County. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008340
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