Tucker Home, The
7735 Katy Hockley Road
Katy , 77493
Notes: Katy Sesquicentennial marker; community marker series authorized by the state for the Texas Sesquicentennial; Reference - "Ancestral Homes of Katy", Katy Sesquicentennial Committee, 1986: Rosanne Stockdick Lopez, Historian, and Marilyn Frishman, Chairman (18 homes listed)
Directions: North on Avenue D; approx. one mile past Franz Road veer right at "Y" onto Katy Hockley Road, one tenth mile to Morton Road intersection; continue on Katy Hockley Road four and seven tenths miles north of Morton to the home (north of FM 529/Freeman Road); marker is in landscaped area on the west side of the road, home faces south, approx. 100 feet west of the road; red barn on east side of the road across from the home
Key Time Period: 1893 - 1919 City Beautiful - WW I
Corretions/New Research:
Marker Text: This home was built around 1902 by M. B. Wegerly. The L. G. Tucker's purchased the home on October 9, 1909 and their descendants resided here for 37 years. This original Victorian house is built of Cypress wood with additions made of pine. Damage to the house was sustained in 1915 when a hurricane demolished the back porch. In 1975 this home was cut in three pieces, moved and totally restored by its present owner, Scott McGowan and Pamela Morton McGowan. (1986)
Marker Type: Sesquicentennial Plaque on post
Historical Org: Texas Sesquicentennial (Community Marker)
Key Map Information: 404 Q
GPS Coordinates: 29 53.185, 95 49.447
Precinct No: 3
Marker No: 260