Mathews-Powell House
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Mathews-Powell House
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| Location: | Miller St Queen City, Texas |
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| Coordinates: | 33°8′59″N 94°8′50″W / 33.14972°N 94.14722°WCoordinates: 33°8′59″N 94°8′50″W / 33.14972°N 94.14722°W |
| Area: | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built: | 1878 |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77001431 |
| Added to NRHP: | September 22, 1977 |
The Mathews-Powell House is a Victorian house located in Queen City, Texas, United States. The house was dedicated as a Texas Historical Landmark in 1973 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1977.
The house was built in 1878 by William Franklin Mathews (1840-1900) and his wife Harriet India Sharp. Mathews, a Confederate veteran and farmer, moved to Queen City when it was founded (1877) and became a successful merchant. Briefly owned by various people after 1895, the house was bought 1918 by Ross A. Powell (1883-1937) and wife Gussie Boyd (d. 1920). Like Mathews, Powell was a merchant. [1] The building remained with the Powell family for more than seventy years until it was sold in the 1990s. It now serves as the Antique Rose Bed & Breakfast.
