Black plaque № 20569

Brenham, TX, United States

Ross-Carroll House. About 1899, Mary (Dwyer) Ross built this house on land she inherited from her father, Thomas Dwyer. Built of cypress, the Queen Anne style house features Victorian ornamentation in its open tower, a second level porch with horseshoe arches, and jigsawn friezes and brackets. Mary'

s daughter Matilda (Ross) Carroll inherited the house in 1941, and it remained in the family until 1970. #8384

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