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W. W. Brownlee House

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1872; later additions; 2014 renovated. 220 W. 6th St.

A one-story house was built in 1872, using lumber hauled by wagon from Jefferson. The second floor, the double gallery, and the jerkinhead gables were added later, giving the house a Queen Anne appearance. Built by Bonham merchant Brownlee, the house has influences of both the Stick and Eastlake styles evident in the elaborate columns, balusters, and machined gingerbread trim applied to the galleries that extend across the home’s symmetrical front elevation. Of particular note are the fanciful column capitals that support the roof eave on the second floor gallery.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "W. W. Brownlee House", [Bonham, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-MC27.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 126-127.

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