The Wright-Vaughan House
Residence of Mt. Vernon's first physician, William C. Wright (1820-1890), a North Carolinian who married Mary Rutherford in Tennessee and moved here in 1850. About 1870, Dr. Wright built this house, making earlier home into hospital. (It was so used until 1945.) Dr. and Mrs. Wright gave (1889) this house to youngest daughter, Jennie (Mrs. Charles) Vaughan, whose daughter Jessie lived here until 1971. Bought 1972 and restored by Ruth Elliott Monden. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974
33.1888° N, 95.2188° W
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi W Rutherford Drugstore Mt. Vernon
- 0.2 mi W Franklin County Courthouse Mt. Vernon
- 0.2 mi SW First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon Mt. Vernon
- 0.3 mi E Joshua Foster Johnson Mt. Vernon
- 0.3 mi SW First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon
- 0.9 mi W Franklin County Mt. Vernon