Wheeler House
First Classic Revival house in area. Has unusual stairway. Built 1852-1854, with slave labor. Fifth house on Bonham-Paris stagecoach road. Chimney stones and lumber hand-hewn. Joists were pegged rather than nailed. Sold in 1884 by Wiley Hulsey, builder, to confederate veteran Peyton wheeler and wife Martha Jane Hamil. Their descendants have erected this marker. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
33.5762° N, 95.9599° W
Where to Find It
from Honey Grove take SH 56 west 3 miles
Nearby Markers
- 0.4 mi SE Galbraith House Honey Grove
- 2.4 mi W Bank of Windom Windom
- 2.5 mi W Old Baldwin Home Windom
- 2.5 mi E Crockett Park Honey Grove
- 3 mi E Honey Grove City Hall Honey Grove
- 3 mi E Honey Grove Lodge No. 164, A. F. & A. M. Honey Grove