Do you live in Orange Texas or near Orange, Texas? If you do, then you must have, at least once in your life, visited the W.H. Stark House, right?
If you live near the W.H. Stark House, you are in luck. Did you know this is a historical home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? This house is also designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission.
The W.H. Stark House is 14,000 square feet and has 15 rooms. Many of the original family furnishings and decorative pieces like china, silver, rugs, porcelains, glass and so much more remain in this historical home too.
William Henry Stark,whom the house is named after, was born on March 19, 1851 in San Augustine, Texas. William Henry Stark married Miriam Melissa Lutcher, whose father was a lumber industry tycoon. In 1912, after Henry Jacob Lutcher died, William Henry Stark became president of Lutcher & Moore Lumber Company in Lutcher, Louisiana.
Along with the lumber industry, William Henry Stark had financial interests in companies such as the Orange Car and Steel Company, Orange Rice Mill and others.
William Henry Stark died on October 8th, 1936 and buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Orange, Texas.
The W.H. Stark House also has a foundation which helps improve the quality of life in Southeast Texas by encouraging, promoting and assisting education, the arts and much more.
When you find yourself in Orange, Texas, take a tour of the W.H. Stark House. You will be in awe of its beauty and the artifacts inside for your viewing pleasure.
I was born and reared in Orange, Texas and have indeed toured the Stark House, although I live in central Texas now.
ReplyDeleteI went even further and set my mystery series in Orange, and any day, my protagonist, Sidra Smart, will be visiting the house too. No telling what she might find there! Thanks for writing about one of my favorite places!