Fulton Mansion
Fulton, Aransas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built between 1874 and 1877 by George Ware Fulton (1810-1893) and his wife, Harriet Smith Fulton (1823-1910), this imposing residence was named "Oakhurst." The three-story French Second Empire style home is of plank wall construction, with a shell aggregate concrete basement and characteristic mansard roof. The house featured modern heating, ventilation, and plumbing systems and gas lighting. The Fulton family lived here until 1895. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built between 1874 and 1877 by cattle-empire partner George Ware Fulton and his wife Harriet, this imposing three-story residence on the Texas coast was named "Oakhurst." A striking example of the French Second Empire style, its plank-wall construction, shell-aggregate concrete basement, and mansard roof housed remarkably modern comforts for its day — central heating, ventilation, indoor plumbing, and gas lighting. The Fulton family lived here until 1895.
Why it matters
The Fulton Mansion is a monument to the great cattle fortunes of Gilded Age Texas and to the era's fascination with mechanical modernity, luxuries rare on the coastal frontier.
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Related people
- · George Ware Fulton
- · Harriet Smith Fulton
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