Harrison-Hastedt House
Columbus, Colorado County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This structure was initially a small 2-room house built in 1861. Jesse Joyner Harrison, owner of the property from 1877-1901, hired prominent local builders Andrew Wirtz & Sons in the 1880s to transform the structure into a larger 2-story frame central hall residence. The Wirtzes used fine milled wood detailing on the house's wraparound porches. The house was acquired by John and Emma Hastedt in 1911. It remained in the Hastedt family until 1989. RTHL - 1993
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Columbus residence began in 1861 as a modest two-room house. Between 1877 and 1901 owner Jesse Joyner Harrison hired the prominent local builders Andrew Wirtz & Sons to enlarge it into a two-story central-hall home, its wraparound porches trimmed with fine milled woodwork. The Hastedt family acquired it in 1911 and kept it until 1989.
Why it matters
The house showcases the craftsmanship of a noted local building family and the way modest Texas dwellings were expanded into gracious homes as towns prospered after the Civil War.
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Related people
- · Jesse Joyner Harrison
- · Andrew Wirtz
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