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Wise-Fielding House

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1887. 418 W. Washington St.

Built by cotton merchant William B. Wise, this is a rare Texas example of a Queen Anne house clad entirely in masonry. The two-and-a-half-story residence is constructed of red brick on a rock-faced stone base. The heavy masonry facade and prominent two-story angled bay are balanced by delicate Eastlake detailing on the porch that wraps the front and east sides and the front gable’s bargeboard. A substantial one-story carriage house remains on the property.

Across the street at 433 W. Washington is the frame Bailey-Ragland House (1890) built by the manager of the Cotton Oil Company in Paris. It is a more picturesque version of Queen Anne.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Paris Public Library
Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site
Starret Funeral Home (Margaret and Rufus Scott House)
Culbertson Fountain
City Hall and Fire Station

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Wise-Fielding House", [Paris, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-MC46.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 135-135.

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