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The Wright - Vaughan House

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110 E. Main St., Mt. Vernon, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 11' 18.17484", -95° 13' 7.0105600002"
 
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     Residence of Mt. Vernon's first physician, William C. Wright (1820-1890), a North Carolinian who married Mary Rutherford in Tennessee and moved here in 1850. About 1870, Dr. Wright built this house, making earlier home into hospital. (It was so used until 1945.) Dr. and Mrs. Wright gave (1889) this house to youngest daughter, Jennie (Mrs. Charles) Vaughan, whose daughter Jessie lived here until 1971. Bought 1972 and restored by Ruth Elliott Monden. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

The Wright - Vaughan House Historical Marker Location Map, Mt. Vernon, Texas