Blackwell, Nolan County
In 1916, John Barton “J.B.” Wimberley purchased land from the Orient Land Company and soon after built a frame house. Rancher and mercantile store owner Joseph Edgar “J.E.” Davis and his wife, Esther, purchased the property in 1926. Around ten years later, J.E. and Esther hired local contractors to remodel the home into a front-gabled craftsman style with a “giraffe rock” exterior. Native rock and raised concrete is embellished with petrified wood, quartz and fossil rocks. Classic elements of craftsman architecture, such as overhanging eaves, a wide front porch, and interior wood accents, are present throughout. The home was sold in 1992 after Esther’s death. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK – 2023