East Columbia in Brazoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

M.L. Weems House

Photographed by Debbie A. Sutherland, November 20, 2011

1. M. L. Weems House Marker

Inscription. This Greek revival house was built about 1847 by Dr. Mason Locke Weems II, the first of a succession of Weems family physicians to live here. The house features a center passage plan and raised cottage form. Details on the six-bay inset porch include square posts with molded caps and turned-wood balusters. To avoid Brazos River floods, the house was moved to its present location about 1869 and later enlarged and remodeled.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962
(addition)
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places 1991

Erected 1962 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9613.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 29° 8.268′ N, 95° 37.15′ W. Marker is in East Columbia, Texas, in Brazoria County. It is on Main Street (County Road 703) 0.1 miles south of Austin Street (County Road 300E), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 716 Main St, West Columbia TX 77486, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the 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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tyler-Bryan-Weems House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aldridge - Smith House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dance Gun Shop

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); "Columbia Blues" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sweeny-Waddy Log Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Ammon Underwood House (approx. ¼ mile away); Bell's Landing (approx. 0.3 miles away); East Columbia Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Columbia.

Photographed by Debbie A. Sutherland, November 20, 2011

2. M. L. Weems House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2011, by Debbie A. Sutherland of West Columbia, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,558 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2011, by Debbie A. Sutherland of West Columbia, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.