McNabb House
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Phillip Vogel, a German merchant, built this residence in the 1850s. It reflects the simple Greek revival style popular at the time. A. D. McNabb, owner of a saddlery shop, bought the property in 1887. He married Charlien Gloyd, daughter of temperance crusader Carry Nation, who operated a boarding house in Richmond in the 1880s. The McNabb family owned the house until 1972, when it was moved from its original location at 202 Jackson St. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
German merchant Phillip Vogel built this residence in the 1850s in the restrained Greek Revival style then in fashion. Saddlery-shop owner A. D. McNabb bought it in 1887; his wife, Charlien Gloyd, was the daughter of the famed temperance crusader Carry Nation, who had run a boarding house in Richmond in the 1880s. The McNabb family kept the home until 1972, when it was moved from its original Jackson Street location.
Why it matters
It weaves together immigrant enterprise and a direct family tie to Carry Nation, one of the most forceful figures of the women's temperance movement.
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Related people
- · Phillip Vogel
- · A. D. McNabb
- · Carry Nation
- · Charlien Gloyd McNabb
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