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G. C. and Clara Mick Home |
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Wharton vicinity,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 16' 29.702604",
-95° 57' 39.486816"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Oldest in town founded 1900, on new Wharton-Palacios rail line. Mick, Missouri wheat grower and stock farmer, entered Texas on a Rice Special, 1903. First home on land was a hurricane victim. Eldest son, A. C. Mick, laid out Iago, was architect this house. Used Cuban carpenters. Mansard roof. Cistern on porch. First electric plant in area. Bell rung only in emergencies, often a shelter in hurricanes. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
G. C. and Clara Mick Home Historical Marker Location Map, Wharton vicinity, Texas
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