Old Dyer House, 1890
Missouri City, Harris County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Victorian home, of heart pine and cypress, built with square nails. Erected in Richmond, texas. J. t. Dyer, builder, had crew desert him during murders in Jaybird-Woodpecker feud, a war for political rights. Moved to present site, 1963. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Builder J. T. Dyer raised this Victorian house of heart pine and cypress, fastened with square nails, in Richmond, Texas, around 1890. His work was interrupted when his crew deserted him amid the violence of the Jaybird-Woodpecker feud, a bitter and bloody struggle over political power in Fort Bend County. The house survived the turmoil and was moved to its present site in Missouri City in 1963.
Why it matters
A handsome home carries the memory of one of Texas's most violent political feuds, a reminder of how contested and often brutal local power struggles were in the post-Reconstruction South.
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Related people
- · J. T. Dyer
Related events
- · Jaybird-Woodpecker feud
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