Wittbecker-Weiss House
Brenham, Washington County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Home builder and lumber company owner Frank Wood built this house in 1895 and later that year sold it to bakery owners H. G. and Annie Wittbecker. A late 19th-century L-plan Victorian dwelling, the house features fan-shaped porch brackets, wood shingled gable ends, decorative bargeboards, heavily embellished corner brackets on the front gable, and turned-wood columns. Merchant Robert Weiss acquired the house in 1920 and it remained in his family until 1982.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Home builder and lumber dealer Frank Wood raised this L-plan Victorian in 1895 and sold it the same year to bakery owners H. G. and Annie Wittbecker. Its exuberant detailing—fan-shaped porch brackets, wood-shingled gables, decorative bargeboards, and turned columns—shows off the era's love of ornament. Merchant Robert Weiss bought the house in 1920, and it stayed in his family until 1982.
Why it matters
The house preserves the craftsmanship and prosperity of Gilded Age Brenham, a snapshot of the merchant families who built Central Texas's German-influenced towns.
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Related people
- · Frank Wood
- · H. G. Wittbecker
- · Annie Wittbecker
- · Robert Weiss
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