Foster Home
Navasota, Grimes County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Mattie Brigance Foster, daughter of Grimes County settler Franklin Brigance, had this home built in 1900 shortly after the death of her husband. Incorporating elements of the colonial revival and shingle styles, the house is of cypress frame construction and features a multi-gabled roof. Its design is indicative of the movement away from the elaborate detailing of the Victorian era. The home remained in the Foster family for 60 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982 Incise on base: Sponsored by Salih M. Yilmaz, M.D., Ph.D.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Mattie Brigance Foster, daughter of Grimes County settler Franklin Brigance, had this cypress-frame home built in 1900 shortly after her husband's death. Blending Colonial Revival and Shingle-style elements beneath a multi-gabled roof, its restrained design signaled the turn away from ornate Victorian detailing, and the house remained in the Foster family for sixty years.
Why it matters
The home marks a moment of changing American architectural taste at the turn of the century and the resourcefulness of a widow who built a lasting family homestead in a small Texas town.
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Related people
- · Mattie Brigance Foster
- · Franklin Brigance
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