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The s co in 1941 and its first
and in
the fall of 1948; ~s. Moore co s to re~de there.
The the was of
w~th of land in is now Brazos
County in 1831~. F and that of his wife in was
1877. From the o league, 880.25 acres
were given to the
partitioned her
Two
of 280
acre tract, by Mary
Ann Reed's son, was sold in 1882 to in 1893 to in
1894 back to Cooper?; and tel to to Horace P.
and
sold their 280
sold the
when he sold it to Horace P. D y, Sr~2.
acres to J.C. Culpepp~ the he
and part ofthe 237 acre
Mitchell
until 1920
in I sold 200
of the 280 acre tract
The up
940 (1) the lots were
Paul ~ O~C. (3) the not than 1200 square
feet or cost tess than (4) the the (5) could not be
be
(7) ~hao or shall
be or and
(8) these 1, 1965~.
Le~ P. Thomp 21~ House
the for 14, . and a
a sum of
$3,800~5 In
Lot 22,
o£the house~9. In sold Lot 21 to B.C. and $10 and
"other good and valuable co ns . The oores acqmred all of Lot 22 from the
Thompson's around 19582~.
Architectural
The Moore
folk
three moms, and
frame clad ~
knotty pine walls and
front
located in the its
connects the two rear The
Louise Moore, the
house ~ the
of an
Its width, of
this balloon
random width
. A small inset
is
s porch or b , that
According to Mary
Inthe
(the Zwo~
In 1954, t~ the house to room the two rear
rooms and a bedroom was ~ded m the left rear wi~. The ~ty room, Which is the only room
c on a slab, has a and that was to that of the .
An attempt to match the kno walls. ~ 1955, an unit was
added in the room but ~ until 1970.
The is ona 1.5 acrelot 1.5 acre wooded lot to
the north that was in 1958. In to a car garage
was built on the lot in t 941. At the back of the house lot was a home barn that the
Moore's used to a horse for 10 at~er
the barn is also on the
lot and used by the OhS sold to the 1958. At about the same
time that the lot was n was from to the Moore
House; by 1960, the had been to the house Munson Avenue).
Intrinsic
The Moore is only ~ Drive) and
one-half block & were owned by
Avenue), the (908 (903
rrm-ne structure with the
Social
The Moore by during
the early years Bill 1 came to 's
math in 1937 after B.A. from the his
M.A. and a ~ of Los . He
met wife, Mary in 1940 at at Hall on
located now on 14, 1942,
Moore's at was in the during World
War II. After his so he and Louise
beCalTle
of their home at 1 ~
faculty,
Avenue; ~. Lee
near
were T~
at 903
Street, a
professor,
developed.
Munson Avenue. were the
Circle was later
was at 1002
Francis
7~X ~
Livin~ (~ 1S)
1000 MUNSON AVENUE
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Brazos 99:245~ 4-30-183L
Bmzos Coum~y, 863.
I876.
Brazos County, Civil F:374, 380~
Brazos ~ X:69,1
Brazos ~ lk 10-1893.
Brazos Cotmty, ~ 14:67,
Brazos County, 3::525, 5
Brazers County~ Texas, ~ ,
Brazos Texas, ~ 8:610, .
Brazos County, ~ 37; 101:511, 11-20-1939.
Brazos County, ~ 5-1-1940.
Brazos County, Texas, ~ 5-1-1940~
Brazos Cotmty, Te~s,~ L
Bmzos County, Lien L:l16, 10-1-1941.
Brazos County, Texas, ~ 109:2
Personal B. 2-3-1998.
Brazos Count3', Texas, ~ 136:447, I0~54948.