Beazley House
Crockett, Houston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This site was originally part of a Republic of Texas land grant to Andrew Edwards Gossett, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. Around the turn of the century it became part of a real estate development which opened a new Crockett residential area. Charles Harrison Beazley (1850-1929) purchased this property in 1912 and erected this cottage with elaborate victorian trim. He used wood from his farm and had it cut at the family sawmill. He and his wife Margaret Elizabeth "Bettie" (Lively) (1863-1960) and two sons moved into town so the boys could be near better schools.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This lot began as part of a Republic of Texas grant to Andrew Edwards Gossett, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, and around 1900 became part of a new Crockett residential development. In 1912 Charles Harrison Beazley built this Victorian-trimmed cottage using timber from his own farm, milled at the family sawmill, and moved his wife Bettie and their sons into town so the boys could attend better schools. The house records a familiar turn-of-the-century move from farm to town in the name of education.
Why it matters
The Beazley cottage marks the everyday transition from rural landholding to town life that reshaped Texas at the turn of the century, when families relocated to give their children schooling and steadier community ties.
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Related people
- · Charles Harrison Beazley
- · Margaret Elizabeth "Bettie" (Lively) Beazley
- · Andrew Edwards Gossett
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