Prew House
Clyde, Callahan County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Typically Victorian in style. Built in 1906 by Frank X. Prew, who emigrated from Wisconsin in 1889, desiring to live in a young country. He began a small farm and worked on railroad. Structure is mainly pine. The oak wainscoting downstairs has decorative beading, as does woodwork on windows and doors. Gingerbread trim appears on front gable. Old water well and food-storage cellar are still in good condition. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1970.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Frank X. Prew left Wisconsin in 1889 seeking opportunity in a 'young country,' farming and working on the railroad before building this Victorian home in Clyde in 1906. Crafted mainly of pine with oak wainscoting, decorative beading, and gingerbread trim on the front gable, the house still stands alongside its old water well and food-storage cellar. It was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1970.
Why it matters
The Prew House reflects the settlers who poured into West Texas as the railroads opened the region, building comfortable homes and putting down roots in country that had been frontier only a generation before.
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