Rockport in Aransas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Wood-Jackson House

Photographed by Dave W, February 18, 2022

1. Wood-Jackson House Marker

Inscription.

Tobias “T.R” Wood purchased lots at a sheriff’s auction in 1910 and built this Queen Anne style house. T.R. worked on his father’s cattle ranch located on San Jose Island. When T.R. moved to Victoria to practice law, his brother, Will W. Wood and wife Alpha Kennedy Wood, resided in the home. In 1923, the house was purchased by Stephen Ford Jackson and wife Irene, owners of the Jackson Seafood Company. Their sons, James and Norvell Jackson, started a boat building company called Jackson Marine Service and a third business, Jackson Channel and Dock. Features include front, rear and side-facing gables, a semi-wraparound covered porch supported by columns and spindlework ornamentation.

Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17218.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 28° 1.762′ N, 97° 3.095′ W. Marker is in Rockport, Texas, in Aransas County. It is on North Magnolia Street just north of East Nopal Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 N Magnolia St, Rockport TX 78382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the American Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rockport School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joe A. and Bertha Harper House

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(about 500 feet away); First Presbyterian Church of Rockport (about 600 feet away); Smith-Brundrett House (about 700 feet away); Bracht House (approx. 0.2 miles away); First National Bank of Rockport (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hoopes-Smith House (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockport.

Photographed by Dave W, February 18, 2022

2. Wood-Jackson House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.