Hoag-Faubion-Fuchs House
Marble Falls, Burnet County, Texas
Marker Inscription
William H. Hoag, an electrical engineer from New York City, and his wife Beatrice built this house in 1910. The Hoags sold the house to local farmer and rancher Sam Faubion in 1914. Faubion rented the home to rancher, farmer, piano tuner, and Burnet County Commissioner Albano J. Fuchs and his wife Georgia. Faubion's son, Jonathan, inherited the house in 1940 and it remained in the Faubion family until 1946. A local landmark, the house is an early example of the arts & crafts bungalow style. It features an uncommon porch configuration and six bays with columns on a solid balustrade. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1995
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
William H. Hoag, an electrical engineer from New York City, and his wife Beatrice built this arts-and-crafts bungalow in 1910 before selling it to a local rancher in 1914. Over the decades it passed among farming and ranching families—including county commissioner Albano J. Fuchs—remaining in the Faubion family until 1946. Its unusual porch and columned bays on a solid balustrade make it an early Hill Country example of the bungalow style.
Why it matters
The house marks the spread of the arts-and-crafts bungalow, a nationally popular early-twentieth-century style, into small Texas towns.
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Related people
- · William H. Hoag
- · Beatrice Hoag
- · Sam Faubion
- · Albano J. Fuchs
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