Baker-Carmichael House
Granbury, Hood County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Jess Baker, prominent local businessman, banker, and member of the Texas House of Representatives, and his wife Alice built this house in 1905. Following Jess Baker's death in 1921 and Alice Baker's death in 1922, the house was purchased by Dr. Arch Carmichael, a prominent local physician, and his wife Dora. This house is a fine example of a Queen Anne residence with some Classical Revival elements. It features a corner turret, formal portico with two-story columns, and a wraparound porch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Businessman, banker, and state legislator Jess Baker and his wife Alice built this home in 1905, and after their deaths in the early 1920s it passed to the prominent physician Dr. Arch Carmichael and his wife Dora. The house is a fine Queen Anne residence with Classical Revival touches, distinguished by a corner turret, a two-story portico, and a wraparound porch. It carries the names of two of Granbury's leading families.
Why it matters
Homes like this one show how prosperous merchants and professionals expressed their standing in turn-of-the-century Texas through fashionable Victorian architecture.
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Related people
- · Jess Baker
- · Arch Carmichael
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