This home was built in 1892, and is still in the original family. This is a High Style House with Queen Ann stylistic influence. The home was constructed of materials that were typical to the period, the outside walls were cypress wood held in place with square nails, and the home was placed on stone piers which were cemented together. The interior of the home was decorated with materials particular to the area as well, with wallpaper, window and door moldings, and milled tongue and groove wood paneling in the hallways and kitchen. The home was built with five bedrooms and has a basement. There was a small house on the property that was converted to a barn after the Daniel House was built. There were also two other outbuildings, a chicken house and a small wash house, both were frame construction on stone foundations. The wash house is the only outbuilding that remains today. At the turn of the century the kitchen was updated and the back upstairs bedroom was converted to a bathroom and storage room. A stairway was added at this time leading from the kitchen to the upstairs bathroom. A downstairs bathroom was added in the 1920’s. Two of the three original chimneys were removed in the 1930’s to make way for gas heat, and other than electricity and the bathrooms the house remains much the same today as it did when it was built. Hand-woven rugs even still grace the floors of the home along with other details particular to the era. The home is owned by the grand-daughter of William B. Daniel, Jane Craddock. This home is in the Register of Texas Historic Landmarks as well as being a local landmark. The Daniel House was designated a Granbury Historical Landmark by the City of Granbury Historic Commission September 5, 2000. This information was obtained from their website.
