Dr. William and Eunice Walker House
Granbury, Hood County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Known as "The Honeymoon Cottage," this house was built about 1895 for Dr. William and Eunice Fitzhugh Walker. An eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist, Dr. Walker also owned the Palace Drugstore in nearby Tolar. Built by local contractor E. J. Holderness, the Walker home is a fine example of a Victorian cottage with Eastlake detailing, including turned woodwork, fishscale shingles in the gables, and stained glass windows. The Walkers sold the home in 1897 to former Hood County Sheriff and State Representative B. W. Morris. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1998
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built about 1895 and fondly called "The Honeymoon Cottage," this house rose for Dr. William Walker — an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist who also ran the Palace Drugstore in nearby Tolar — and his wife Eunice. Local contractor E. J. Holderness gave it fine Victorian Eastlake detailing, from turned woodwork and fishscale shingles to stained-glass windows. The Walkers sold the home in 1897 to B. W. Morris, a former Hood County sheriff and state representative.
Why it matters
The cottage preserves the ornate domestic architecture and the doctor-druggist small-town gentry of Gilded Age Texas, when a country professional's home doubled as a mark of local standing.
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Related people
- · William Walker
- · Eunice Fitzhugh Walker
- · B. W. Morris
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