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Historical Marker:
TRAWEEK HOUSE
Dr. Albert Carroll
Traweek, Sr. (1875-1959) and his wife Allie (Rainey) (1881-1963) came
to Matador from
Fort Worth soon after
their marriage in 1897. Dr. Traweek began his medical practice, and
the couple bought a small frame house. They eventually were the parents
of six children. A prominent and respected physician, Dr. Traweek
first traveled on horseback or by horse and buggy to visit his patients.
He was known as the "Pneumonia Doctor" because of his success in treating
people with that illness. He established a hospital and was the county's
first public health officer.
In 1915, after a previous dwelling on this site was destroyed by fire,
construction began on this house. Designed by Dr. Traweek's uncle,
noted West Texas builder Charles Stephens Oates, the house was completed
in 1916 at a cost of $14,000. The two-story stuccoed masonry structure
reflects a combination of architectural styles, exhibiting Italian
renaissance, prairie and classical revival detailing.
Among those who visited the Traweek home were Baldwin Parker (son
of Quanah Parker,
last chief of the Comanche Indians) and many state and national officials.
The home, which has remained in the Traweek family, received an official
historical medallion in 1964 and is a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark.
(1990) |
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Traweek House
Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
National Register
of Historic Places plaque
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
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