John Howland Wood House
John Howland Wood House | |
 The house in 2015 | |
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| Location | 1 Copano Bay Street, Bayside, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 28°05′32″N 97°12′45″W / 28.09222°N 97.21250°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
| Built by | Viggo Kohler |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003811[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 2001 |
The John Howland Wood House is a historic mansion in Bayside, Texas. It was built in 1875, and it was a hotel for five decades. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 533 Copano Bay Dr in Bayside TX
History
[edit]The mansion was built in 1875 by Viggo Kohler for John Howland Wood, his wife Nancy Clark, and their twelve children.[2] Wood was a veteran of the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836 who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto.[3] He also served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[4] He subsequently owned ranches in Texas, and he died in 1904.[4]
The house was a hotel from 1907 to the 1950s, and it was acquired by the Seltzer family in the 1970s. It has been the meeting place of the Bayside Historical Society since 2006.[3]
Architectural significance
[edit]The mansion was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, with an Italianate interior.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2001.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Popplewell (January 26, 2001). "Magnificent mansion lives again. Bayside house being restored to former glory". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Wood Mansion". Bayside Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Vignettes of Earlier Victoria County Ranch Families: John Howland Wood". Victoria Advocate. May 12, 1968. p. 41. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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