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The Peareson-Winston House

Richmond, Fort Bend County

Marker Text

Col. P. E. Peareson, a Civil War veteran and lawyer whose firm practiced in richmond almost a century, moved this house to this site in 1869. The builder is not identified, and there have been Victorian additions, but the house retains great dignity. Peareson relatives lived here until 1931. Thomas Blakely Winston, a great-great grandson of Jane Long, the "Mother of Texas," lived here 1931-1961. The house sits on the land grant given to Mrs. Long in 1827. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976

Marker Details

Address 404 S. 9th St.
Location Description
Marker # 9055
Dedicated 1976
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code houses, residential buildings; law, lawyers
Latitude, Longitude 29.579725, -95.764638

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