John Howland Wood House

The John Howland Wood House is a historic mansion in Bayside, Texas. It was built in 1875, and it was a hotel for five decades. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

John Howland Wood House
The house in 2015
Location1 Copano Bay Street, Bayside, Texas
Coordinates28°05′32″N 97°12′45″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1875 (1875)
Built byViggo Kohler
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.83003811[1]
Added to NRHP2001

History

The mansion was built in 1875 by Viggo Kohler for John Howland Wood, his wife Nancy Clark, and their twelve children.[2] Wood was a veteran of the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836 who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto.[3] He also served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[4] He subsequently owned ranches in Texas, and he died in 1904.[4]

The house was a hotel from 1907 to the 1950s, and it was acquired by the Seltzer family in the 1970s. It has been the meeting place of the Bayside Historical Society since 2006.[3]

Architectural significance

The mansion was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, with an Italianate interior.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2001.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Popplewell (January 26, 2001). "Magnificent mansion lives again. Bayside house being restored to former glory". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wood Mansion". Bayside Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. "Vignettes of Earlier Victoria County Ranch Families: John Howland Wood". Victoria Advocate. May 12, 1968. p. 41. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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